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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 25, 2021
Filed:
Jan. 19, 2018
Battelle Energy Alliance, Llc, Idaho Falls, ID (US);
Christa Stoots, Idaho Falls, ID (US);
Michael McKellar, Idaho Falls, ID (US);
Richard D. Boardman, Idaho Falls, ID (US);
James E. O'Brien, Idaho Falls, ID (US);
Carl M. Stoots, Idaho Falls, ID (US);
Piyush Sabharwall, Idaho Falls, ID (US);
Shannon Bragg-Sitton, Idaho Falls, ID (US);
Battelle Energy Alliance, LLC, Idaho Falls, ID (US);
Abstract
Energy storage systems include a heat source and a thermal energy storage system to store thermal energy produced by the heat source. The thermal energy storage system includes a first tank containing a first salt having a first melting temperature and a second tank containing a second salt having a second melting temperature. At least one input conduit is configured for transferring thermal energy from the heat source to the first tank and second tank. A first output conduit is in thermal communication with the first tank. A second output conduit is in thermal communication with the second tank. Additional energy storage systems include a heat booster positioned and configured to add thermal energy to a heated heat transfer fluid prior to reaching a tank containing at least one thermal storage material. Methods include transferring thermal energy from a thermal energy source to a plurality of thermal energy storage tanks.