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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 29, 2023
Filed:
May. 10, 2021
Applicant:
Advanced Rail Energy Storage, Llc, Westlake Village, CA (US);
Inventor:
Howard Trott, Kirkland, WA (US);
Assignee:
Advanced Rail Energy Storage, LLC, Westlake Village, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B61B 1/00 (2006.01); F03G 3/02 (2006.01); F03G 3/00 (2006.01); H02J 15/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B61B 1/00 (2013.01); F03G 3/02 (2013.01); F03G 3/094 (2021.08); F05B 2260/422 (2020.08); H02J 15/007 (2020.01); Y02E 60/16 (2013.01);
Abstract
A gravitational energy storage system is provided that includes one or more tracks extending from a lower storage yard to an upper storage yard, a plurality of mass cars moveable along the track, a conveyance system comprising at least a first tether, and a first power module associated with the first tether to drive a respective one of the first tethers to move the plurality of mass cars from the lower storage yard to the upper storage yard, and to dispatch energy when the plurality of mass cars are moved from the upper storage yard to the lower storage yard.