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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 12, 2022
Filed:
Sep. 25, 2018
Applicant:
Nostromo Ltd., Even-Yehuda, IL;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Nostromo Ltd., Even-Yehuda, IL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F28D 20/02 (2006.01); F24F 5/00 (2006.01); F25B 9/00 (2006.01); F28D 20/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F28D 20/025 (2013.01); F24F 5/0017 (2013.01); F25B 9/004 (2013.01); F28D 20/0034 (2013.01); F25D 2500/02 (2013.01); F28D 2020/0021 (2013.01);
Abstract
A thermal energy storage unit is disclosed. The system comprising: a tube having at least one inlet and at least one outlet for a first fluid; a plurality of plate-shaped or box-shaped capsules having a second fluid therein, wherein the plurality of capsules is arranged inside the tube to form a plurality of stacks of capsules; wherein: the first fluid is a heat transfer fluid for exchanging heat with the second fluid; the second fluid is a phase-change medium; wherein a plurality of defined narrow flow paths for the first fluid is provided between the capsules. The defined flow paths increase the efficiency of the system.