Method and system of high-temperature calcium looping thermochemical energy storage

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11047601-B2
Application number	US-201716467981-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 6, 2017
Priority date	Dec 9, 2016
Publication date	Jun 29, 2021
Grant date	Jun 29, 2021

Abstract

A method and a system of a high-temperature calcium looping thermochemical energy storage are provided. A thermochemical energy storage system is based on CaCO 3 /CaO, and an energy storage is performed by a mutual transformation between a thermal energy and a chemical energy. When solar irradiation is sufficient, CaCO 3 solid particulates are indirectly heated by hot air generated from solar energy to perform an endothermic decomposition reaction, and received heat is stored in decomposition products of CaO and CO 2 in a form of the chemical energy. When heat is required, a reversible thermochemical reaction occurs between the CaO and CO 2 under an atmospheric pressure, and the chemical energy stored in the CaO and CO 2 is transformed into the heat for release.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A high-temperature calcium looping thermochemical energy storage system, comprising: a solar energy heat collecting device, an energy storage device, and a power generation device;
wherein
the solar energy heat collecting device comprises a heliostat, a solar energy absorption tower, a first heat exchanger, and a cold air storage tank; the heliostat is provided on a side of the solar energy absorption tower; the solar energy absorption tower is configured to absorb sunlight reflected by the heliostat; the solar energy absorption tower, the first heat exchanger and the cold air storage tank are sequentially connected by using first circulation pipelines;
the energy storage device comprises a first powder heat exchanger, a reactor, a second powder heat exchanger, a high-temperature CaO storage tank, a high-temperature CaCO 3 storage tank, a mill, a first compressor, a CO 2 storage tank, and a first gate valve; an outlet of the CO 2 storage tank is provided with two CO 2 circulation pipelines, a first CO 2 circulation pipeline of the two CO 2 circulation pipelines is configured for sequential connections of an outlet of the CO 2 storage tank, the first heat exchanger, the first gate valve, the reactor, the first powder heat exchanger, the first compressor, an inlet of the CO 2 storage tank, and a second CO 2 circulation pipeline of the two CO 2 circulation pipelines is configured for sequential connections of the outlet of the CO 2 storage tank, the second powder heat exchanger, the first gate valve, the reactor, the first powder heat exchanger, the first compressor, and the inlet of the CO 2 storage tank; a solid particulate material inlet of the reactor is connected to the high-temperature CaCO 3 storage tank, and the first powder heat exchanger and the mill are sequentially provided between first connection pipelines; a solid particulate material outlet of the reactor is connected to the high-temperature CaO storage tank, and the second powder heat exchanger is provided between second connection pipelines; and
the power generation device comprises the first powder heat exchanger, the reactor, the second powder heat exchange, the high-temperature CaO storage tank, the high-temperature CaCO 3 storage tank, and the CO 2 storage tank, a turbine, a condenser, a second compressor, an expander, a second gate valve, the first gate valve; a gas outlet of the reactor, the turbine, the second powder heat exchanger, the condenser, the second compressor, the first gate valve, a heating device, the first gate valve, a gas inlet of the reactor are sequentially connected by using second circulation pipelines; the CO 2 storage tank and a gas inlet of the expander are connected to each other, and the second powder heat exchanger is provided between third connection pipelines; a gas outlet of the expander and the reactor are connected to each other, and the heating device is provided between fourth connection pipelines; the solid particulate material inlet of the reactor is connected to the high-temperature CaO storage tank, and the first powder heat exchanger is provided between fifth connection pipelines; and the solid particulate material outlet of the reactor is connected to the high-temperature CaCO 3 storage tank, and the second powder heat exchanger is provided between sixth connection pipelines.

2. The high-temperature calcium looping thermochemical energy storage system according to claim 1 , wherein the heating device comprises a heater, a third gate valve, and a fourth gate valve; the heater is connected to the third gate valve; and the fourth gate valve is respectively connected to the heater and the third gate valve in parallel.

3. The high-temperature calcium looping thermochemical energy storage system according to claim 2 , wherein the reactor is a bidirectional high-temperature vibrating fluidized bed reactor; and a high-temperature resistant conveyor is provided inside the reactor.

4. The high-temperature calcium looping thermochemical energy storage system according to claim 3 , wherein the bidirectional high-temperature vibrating fluidized bed reactor is made of Inconel 617 material.

5. The high-temperature calcium looping thermochemical energy storage system according to claim 1 , wherein the reactor is a bidirectional high-temperature vibrating fluidized bed reactor; and a high-temperature resistant conveyor is provided inside the reactor.

6. The high-temperature calcium looping thermochemical energy storage system according to claim 5 , wherein the bidirectional high-temperature vibrating fluidized bed reactor is made of Inconel 617 material.

7. A high-temperature calcium looping thermochemical energy storage method, wherein a thermochemical energy storage system is based on CaCO 3 /CaO, and an energy storage is performed by a mutual transformation between a thermal energy and a chemical energy;
wherein the method comprises:
when solar irradiation is sufficient, performing an endothermic decomposition reaction on CaCO 3 solid particulates after the CaCO 3 solid particulates are indirectly heated by hot air generated from solar energy,
storing received heat in decomposition products of CaO and CO 2 in a form of the chemical energy;
wherein when heat is required, a reversible thermochemical reaction occurs between the CaO and the CO 2 under an atmospheric pressure, and the chemical energy stored in the CaO and the CO 2 is transformed into the heat for release, the method further comprising
an energy storage stage and an energy release stage; wherein
in the energy storage stage, original CO 2 exchanges heat with high-temperature hot air absorbing the solar energy in a first heat exchanger and CaCO 3 solid particulates reach a reaction temperature and a fluidization state in a bidirectional high-temperature vibrating fluidized bed reactor; the CaCO 3 solid particulates are subjected to a decomposition reaction at a reaction temperature of 900-1100° C.; proceeding an energy storage reaction process, reaction waste heat of product CO 2 generated by decomposing the CaCO 3 solid particulates is configured to preheat subsequently reacted CaCO 3 solid particulates in a first powder heat exchanger; reaction waste heat of product CaO generated by decomposing the CaCO 3 solid particulates in a second powder heat exchanger is configured to preheat CO 2 in a CO 2 storage tank; and
in the energy release stage, the CO 2 reacts with CaO solid particulates to form CaCO 3 solid particulates at a reaction temperature of 500-700° C., and release a large amount of heat; at this time, the CO 2 is in a supercritical state, and cooperates with a Rankine Cycle and a Brayton Cycle to realize a power generation.

8. The high-temperature calcium looping thermochemical energy storage method according to claim 7 , wherein the CaCO 3 solid particulates and the CaO solid particulates are transported by a spiral feeding to prevent a leakage of the CO 2 gas.

Assignees

• Nanjing University Of Technology

Inventors

• Ling Xiang
• Chen Xiaoyi
• Wang Yan
• Jin Xiaogang

Classifications

• Y02E60/14

  Thermal energy storage · CPC title

• Y02E10/47

  Mountings or tracking · CPC title

• F24S20/20 Primary

  Solar heat collectors for receiving concentrated solar energy, e.g. receivers for solar power plants · CPC title

• Y02E70/30

  Systems combining energy storage with energy generation of non-fossil origin · CPC title

• F24S60/20 Primary

  using chemical reactions, e.g. thermochemical reactions or isomerisation reactions · CPC title