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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 27, 2021
Filed:
Apr. 13, 2018
Applicant:
William M. Conlon, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Inventor:
William M. Conlon, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F17C 7/02 (2006.01); F02C 6/16 (2006.01); F02C 7/08 (2006.01); F01K 23/18 (2006.01); F01K 23/10 (2006.01); F01K 25/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02C 6/16 (2013.01); F01K 23/10 (2013.01); F01K 23/18 (2013.01); F01K 25/10 (2013.01); F02C 7/08 (2013.01); F05D 2220/32 (2013.01); F05D 2220/60 (2013.01); F05D 2220/72 (2013.01); Y02E 20/16 (2013.01); Y02E 60/16 (2013.01);
Abstract
Apparatus, systems, and methods store energy by liquefying a gas such as air, for example, and then recover the energy by regasifying the liquid and combusting or otherwise reacting the gas with a fuel to drive a heat engine. The process of liquefying the gas may be powered with electric power from the grid, for example, and the heat engine may be used to generate electricity. Hence, in effect these apparatus, systems, and methods may provide for storing electric power from the grid and then subsequently delivering it back to the grid.