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EP 4 545 768 A8 |
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CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION |
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Note: Bibliography reflects the latest situation |
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Correction information: |
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Corrected version no 1 (W1 A2) |
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Corrigendum issued on: |
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04.06.2025 Bulletin 2025/23 |
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Date of publication: |
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30.04.2025 Bulletin 2025/18 |
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Date of filing: 12.08.2021 |
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International Patent Classification (IPC):
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Designated Contracting States: |
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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 |
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Priority: |
12.08.2020 US 202063064682 P
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Application number of the earlier application in accordance with Art. 76 EPC: |
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21766064.6 / 4193041 |
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Applicant: Malta Inc. |
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Cambridge, MA 02142 (US) |
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Inventor: |
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- BOLLINGER, Benjamin R
Cambridge, 02139 (US)
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Representative: Anderson, Oliver Ben |
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Venner Shipley LLP
200 Aldersgate
London EC1A 4HD
London EC1A 4HD (GB) |
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Remarks: |
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This application was filed on 23-12-2024 as a divisional application to the application
mentioned under INID code 62. |
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Claims filed after the date of filing of the application (Rule 68(4) EPC). |
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METHOD FOR USING A PUMPED HEAT ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM WITH DISTRICT HEATING INTEGRATION |
(57) The present disclosure provides pumped heat energy storage systems that can be used
to store and/or extract electrical energy. A pumped heat energy storage system of
the present disclosure can store energy by operating as a heat pump, whereby net work
input can be used to transfer heat from the cold side to the hot side. A working fluid
of the system is capable of efficient heat exchange with heat storage fluids on a
hot side of the system and on a cold side of the system. Such pumped energy storage
systems can be beneficially integrated with district heating systems to provide and/or
supplement heat supplied to the district heating systems.