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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 18, 2023
Filed:
Jul. 14, 2021
Alliance for Sustainable Energy, Llc, Golden, CO (US);
Purdue Research Foundation—office of Technology Commercialization, West Lafayette, IN (US);
Zhiwen Ma, Golden, CO (US);
Jeffrey Clayton Gifford, Denver, CO (US);
Patrick Gordon Davenport, Boulder, CO (US);
Dening Jia, Lakewood, CO (US);
Jason Schirck, West Lafayette, IN (US);
Aaron Morris, West Lafayette, IN (US);
Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC, Golden, CO (US);
Purdue Research Foundation, West Lafayette, IN (US);
Abstract
The disclosure relates to particle heaters for heating solid particles to store electrical energy as thermal energy. Thermal energy storage directly converts off-peak electricity into heat for thermal energy storage, which may be converted back to electricity, for example during peak-hour power generation. The particle heater is an integral part of an electro-thermal energy storage system, as it enables the conversion of electrical energy into thermal energy. As described herein, particle heater designs are described that provide efficient heating of solid particles in an efficient and compact configuration to achieve high energy density and low cost.