EP 2547976 A2 20130123 - ENERGY STORAGE VESSEL, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS
Title (en)
ENERGY STORAGE VESSEL, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS
Title (de)
ENERGIESPEICHERGEFÄSS, -SYSTEME UND -VERFAHREN
Title (fr)
RÉCIPIENT DE STOCKAGE D'ÉNERGIE, SYSTÈMES ET PROCÉDÉS
Publication
Application
Priority
- US 31431310 P 20100316
- US 2011028584 W 20110316
Abstract (en)
[origin: US2011226780A1] A vessel for a thermal energy storage system comprising a bottom wall joined to a surrounding side wall, and an inner liner disposed within the bottom wall and side wall and comprising an inner liner bottom and an inner liner side wall. One aspect of the inner liner bottom and side wall is that they are configured to repeatedly expand and contract during the thermal cycling of the storage system. A thermal energy storage system comprising the containment vessel and an array of heat exchangers is also disclosed. The heat exchangers are disposed in the vessel, and arranged so as to enclose a volume within the vessel. Each of the heat exchangers is suspended by a suspension assembly. The assembly may be comprised of a central support hanger, a spring loaded upper hanger, and a lower hanger.
IPC 8 full level
F28F 9/00 (2006.01); B65D 90/04 (2006.01); F28D 20/00 (2006.01); F28D 20/02 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP US)
F28D 20/0034 (2013.01 - EP US); F28D 20/021 (2013.01 - EP US); F28F 9/002 (2013.01 - EP US); F28D 1/0426 (2013.01 - EP US); F28D 1/05333 (2013.01 - EP US); F28D 2020/0047 (2013.01 - EP US); F28F 1/14 (2013.01 - EP US); F28F 13/125 (2013.01 - EP US); F28F 2265/26 (2013.01 - EP US); F28F 2270/00 (2013.01 - EP US); Y02E 60/14 (2013.01 - EP US)
Citation (search report)
See references of WO 2011116040A2
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
DOCDB simple family (publication)
US 2011226780 A1 20110922; EP 2547976 A2 20130123; WO 2011116040 A2 20110922; WO 2011116040 A3 20120216
DOCDB simple family (application)
US 201113048924 A 20110316; EP 11712371 A 20110316; US 2011028584 W 20110316