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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 18, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 02, 2012
Danielle A. Fong, Oakland, CA (US);
Stephen E. Crane, Santa Rosa, CA (US);
Edwin P. Berlin, Jr., Oakland, CA (US);
Amirhossein Pourmousa Abkenar, Walnut Creek, CA (US);
Danielle A. Fong, Oakland, CA (US);
Stephen E. Crane, Santa Rosa, CA (US);
Edwin P. Berlin, Jr., Oakland, CA (US);
AmirHossein Pourmousa Abkenar, Walnut Creek, CA (US);
LightSail Energy, Inc., Berkeley, CA (US);
Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention use compressed air to store and deliver electrical, mechanical, and/or thermal power with high round-trip efficiency. Various embodiments may be scalable for use in a variety of environments—from wind farms to power plants to motor vehicles. An energy storage system according to the present invention can operate as a stand-alone storage system that connects electrically to the grid, it can be tightly integrated with a wind turbine, and/or it can be co-located with a thermal power generation facility and operate with even higher efficiency by scavenging low-grade waste heat.