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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 13, 2016
Filed:
Sep. 28, 2011
Maria C. Tugurlan, Pasco, WA (US);
Francis K. Tuffner, Richland, WA (US);
David P. Chassin, Pasco, WA (US);
Maria C. Tugurlan, Pasco, WA (US);
Francis K. Tuffner, Richland, WA (US);
David P. Chassin, Pasco, WA (US);
Battelle Memorial Institute, Richland, WA (US);
Abstract
Thermal energy storage devices, systems, and thermal energy storage device monitoring methods are described. According to one aspect, a thermal energy storage device includes a reservoir configured to hold a thermal energy storage medium, a temperature control system configured to adjust a temperature of the thermal energy storage medium, and a state observation system configured to provide information regarding an energy state of the thermal energy storage device at a plurality of different moments in time.