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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 19, 2017
Filed:
Apr. 19, 2012
Applicants:
Peter Gröppel, Erlangen, DE;
Pascal Heilmann, Lauter, DE;
Christian Müller-elvers, Erlangen, DE;
Peter Mürau, Fürth, DE;
Matthias Übler, Ursensollen, DE;
Inventors:
Peter Gröppel, Erlangen, DE;
Pascal Heilmann, Lauter, DE;
Christian Müller-Elvers, Erlangen, DE;
Peter Mürau, Fürth, DE;
Matthias Übler, Ursensollen, DE;
Assignee:
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT, Munich, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F03G 6/00 (2006.01); F01K 25/08 (2006.01); F03G 6/06 (2006.01); F22B 1/06 (2006.01); F22B 1/00 (2006.01); F01K 13/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F03G 6/005 (2013.01); F01K 13/02 (2013.01); F01K 25/08 (2013.01); F03G 6/065 (2013.01); F03G 6/067 (2013.01); F22B 1/006 (2013.01); F22B 1/06 (2013.01); Y02E 10/41 (2013.01); Y02E 10/44 (2013.01); Y02E 10/46 (2013.01); Y02E 60/142 (2013.01);
Abstract
To operate solar thermal technology economically, a cheap heat transfer fluid is used. To either completely spare or significantly reduce the energy-intensive auxiliary heating at night, a water tank is simply installed in the plant without a threat to the environment. With the water tank, the salt HTF is thinned by adding water when the solar heating is not in operation.