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Thermal storage device
US8991476B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-8991476-B2 |
| Application number | US-52534508-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Jan 31, 2008 |
| Priority date | Feb 1, 2007 |
| Publication date | Mar 31, 2015 |
| Grant date | Mar 31, 2015 |
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An objective of the present invention is to store heat into a thermal storing material using a plurality of thermal transport mediums, in a thermal storage device utilizing natural convection of a thermal storage material resulting from temperature difference of the thermal storage material. The thermal storage device of the invention has a plurality of thermal transport mediums 6 a and 6 b having different temperatures, a thermal storage material 2 which stores heat of the thermal transport mediums 6 a and 6 b or whose heat is drawn by the thermal transport mediums 6 a and 6 b , a thermal storage portion 1 accommodating the thermal storage material 2 , and a first and a second thermal storage tanks 3 and 4 formed by dividing an inner space of the thermal storage portion 1 , and a thermal exchange between the thermal transport medium 6 a or 6 b and the thermal storage material 2 takes place in the individual thermal storage tanks. In order to achieve the above-mentioned objective, the thermal storage device of the present invention is characterized by comprising: inner tanks 5 a and 5 b , which is formed in at least one of the first and the second thermal storage tanks 3 and 4 , and in which a side thereof opposite to a boundary between the thermal storage tanks 3 and 4 is open; and a thermal exchange portion 8 a and 8 b formed inside of the inner tanks 5 a and 5 b , at which thermal exchange takes place between the thermal transport medium 6 a or 6 b and the thermal storage material 2.
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The invention claimed is: 1. A thermal storage device, which comprises a first thermal transport medium and a second thermal transport medium having different temperatures, a thermal storage material which stores heat of the first and second thermal transport mediums or whose heat is drawn by the first and second thermal transport mediums, the thermal storage device accommodating the thermal storage material, and a first and a second thermal storage tank formed by dividing an inner…
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- What does patent US8991476B2 cover?
- An objective of the present invention is to store heat into a thermal storing material using a plurality of thermal transport mediums, in a thermal storage device utilizing natural convection of a thermal storage material resulting from temperature difference of the thermal storage material. The thermal storage device of the invention has a plurality of thermal transport mediums 6 a a…
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Tsubone Kenji, Hashi Seiichi, Tsukahara Masahito, and 4 more
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification F28D20/0039. Mapped technology areas include Mechanical Engineering.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Tue Mar 31 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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