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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 14, 2020
Filed:
Jun. 30, 2017
Dileep Singh, Naperville, IL (US);
David M. France, Lombard, IL (US);
Wenhua Yu, Darien, IL (US);
UCHICAGO ARGONNE, LLC, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
The invention provides a method for storing and releasing heat having the steps of thermally contacting thermal transfer fluid to a mixture of foam and phase change material for a time sufficient for the material to change from a first phase to a second phase during a time when electricity rates are at a first price point; maintaining said material in the second phase until electricity rates are at a second point, wherein the second point is higher than the first price point; and thermally contacting the thermal transfer fluid to the composite in the second phase for a time sufficient for the material to change from the second phase to the first phase. The invention also provides an energy storage module having a mixture of phase change material and high surface area substrate