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(11) EP 3 669 056 A1

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(43) Date of publication:
24.06.2020 Bulletin 2020/26

(21) Application number: 18749402.6

(22) Date of filing: 09.08.2018
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
F01K 3/00(2006.01)
F01K 9/00(2006.01)
F25B 30/02(2006.01)
 F01K 3/12(2006.01)
F01K 13/00(2006.01)
(86) International application number:
PCT/EP2018/071658
(87) International publication number:
WO 2019/034536 (21.02.2019 Gazette 2019/08)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
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
Designated Extension States:
BA ME
Designated Validation States:
KH MA MD TN

(30) Priority: 18.08.2017 EP 17186774

(71) Applicant: General Electric Technology GmbH
5400 Baden (CH)

(72) Inventors:
  • LEHAR, Matthew Alexander
    85748 Garching Bei München (DE)
  • BIEBER, Mathilde
    85748 Garching Bei München (DE)
  • AGA, Vipluv Kamalesh
    5400 Baden (CH)

(74) Representative: Openshaw & Co. 
8 Castle Street
Farnham, Surrey GU9 7HR
Farnham, Surrey GU9 7HR (GB)

   


(54) SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONVERTING ELECTRIC ENERGY INTO THERMAL ENERGY AND FOR STORING THERMAL ENERGY