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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 10, 2026
Filed:
Nov. 30, 2021
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Tokyo, JP;
Toshiba Energy Systems & Solutions Corporation, Kawasaki, JP;
Hironori Watanabe, Yokohama Kanagawa, JP;
Keiko Shimizu, Kawasaki Kanagawa, JP;
Naoto Nakagawa, Yokohama Kanagawa, JP;
Masakazu Shirakawa, Yokohama Kanagawa, JP;
Atsushi Matsuzaki, Sagamihara Kanagawa, JP;
Hiromutsu Miki, Yokohama Kanagawa, JP;
Toyohiro Akebi, Tokyo, JP;
Taufiq Hilal Tawab, Tokyo, JP;
Takahiro Mori, Yokohama Kanagawa, JP;
Yusuke Fukamachi, Tokyo, JP;
Syuntaro Abe, Tokyo, JP;
Chikako Iwaki, Tokyo, JP;
Takashi Mawatari, Kawasaki Kanagawa, JP;
KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, Tokyo, JP;
TOSHIBA ENERGY SYSTEMS & SOLUTIONS CORPORATION, Kawasaki, JP;
Abstract
In one embodiment, a heat storage power generation system includes a heater to heat first fluid, and a heat storage to be heated by the first fluid, and heat second fluid with heat stored in the heat storage. The system further includes a generator to generate electric power by using the second fluid, and one or more first path switchers provided on a first path through which the first fluid is circulated between the heater and heat storage. The system further includes one or more second path switchers provided on a second path through which the second fluid is circulated between the heat storage and generator, one or more third path switchers provided on a third path through which at least one of the first and second fluids is circulated between the heater and generator, and a switching controller to control the first, second and third path switchers.