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Method, system, and apparatus for the thermal storage of nuclear reactor generated energy
US9761337B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-9761337-B2 |
| Application number | US-66015710-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Feb 19, 2010 |
| Priority date | Feb 18, 2010 |
| Publication date | Sep 12, 2017 |
| Grant date | Sep 12, 2017 |
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A method, system, and apparatus for the thermal storage of nuclear reactor generated energy including diverting a selected portion of energy from a portion of a nuclear reactor system to an auxiliary thermal reservoir and, responsive to a shutdown event, supplying a portion of the diverted selected portion of energy to an energy conversion system of the nuclear reactor system.
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The invention claimed is: 1. An apparatus, comprising: at least one energy transfer system arranged to divert a selected portion of energy from a portion of at least one nuclear reactor system to at least one auxiliary thermal reservoir; and at least one heat supply system configured to supply at least a portion of the diverted selected portion of energy to at least one energy conversion system of the nuclear reactor system in response to a shutdown event. 2. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the at least one energy transfer system arranged to divert a selected portion of energy from a portion of at least one nuclear reactor system to at least one auxiliary thermal reservoir comprises: at least one energy transfer system arranged to divert at least a portion of excess energy from a portion of at least one nuclear reactor system to at least one auxiliary thermal reservoir. 3. The apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the at least one energy transfer system arranged to divert at least a portion of excess energy from a portion of at least one nuclear reactor system to at least one auxiliary thermal reservoir comprises: at least one energy transfer system arranged to divert at least a portion of energy exceeding operational demand of at least one energy conversion system from a portion of at least one nuclear reactor system to at least one auxiliary thermal reservoir. 4. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the at least one energy transfer system arranged to divert a selected portion of energy from a portion of at least one nuclear reactor system to at least one auxiliary thermal reservoir comprises: at least one energy transfer system arranged to divert a specified percentage of the energy output of a portion of at least one nuclear reactor system from a portion of at least one nuclear reactor system to at least one auxiliary thermal reservoir. 5. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the at least one energy transfer system arranged to divert a selected portion of energy from a portion of at least one nuclear reactor system to at least one auxiliary thermal reservoir using at least one energy transfer system comprises: at least one energy transfer system arranged to divert a selected portion of thermal energy from a portion of at least one nuclear reactor system to at least one auxiliary thermal reservoir. 6. The apparatus of claim 5 , wherein the at least one energy transfer system arranged to divert a selected portion of thermal energy from a portion of at least one nuclear reactor system to at least one auxiliary thermal reservoir comprises: at least one heat transfer system arranged to divert a selected portion of thermal energy from a portion of at least one nuclear reactor system to at least one auxiliary thermal reservoir. 7. The apparatus of claim 6 , wherein the at least one heat transfer system arranged to divert a selected portion of thermal energy from a portion of at least one nuclear reactor system to at least one auxiliary thermal reservoir comprises: at least one heat transfer system arranged to divert a selected portion of thermal energy from a portion of at least one nuclear reactor system in thermal communication with at least one heat source of the least one nuclear reactor system to at least one auxiliary thermal reservoir. 8. The apparatus of claim 7 , wherein the at least one heat transfer system arranged to divert a selected portion of thermal energy from a portion of at least one nuclear reactor system in thermal communication with at least one heat source of the least one nuclear reactor system to at least one auxiliary thermal reservoir comprises: at least one heat transfer system arranged to divert a selected portion of thermal energy from a portion of at least one nuclear reactor system in thermal communication with at least one nuclear reactor core of the at least one nuclear reactor system to at least one auxiliary thermal reservoir. 9. The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the at least one heat transfer system arranged to divert a selected portion of thermal energy from a portion of at least one nuclear reactor system in thermal communication with at least one nuclear reactor core of the at least one nuclear reactor system to at least one auxiliary thermal reservoir comprises: at least one heat transfer system arranged to divert a selected portion of thermal energy from a portion of at least one primary coolant system of at least one nuclear reactor system to at least one auxiliary thermal reservoir. 10. The apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the at least one heat transfer system arranged to divert a selected portion of thermal energy from a portion of at least one primary coolant system of at least one nuclear reactor system to at least one auxiliary thermal reservoir comprises: at least one heat transfer system arranged to divert a selected portion of thermal energy from a portion of at least one primary coolant loop of at least one nuclear reactor system to at least one auxiliary thermal reservoir. 11. The apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the at least one heat transfer system arranged to divert a selected portion of thermal energy from a portion of at least one primary coolant system of at least one nuclear reactor system to at least one auxiliary thermal reservoir comprises: at least one heat transfer system arranged to divert a selected portion of thermal energy from at least one coolant pool of at least one nuclear reactor system to at least one auxiliary thermal reservoir. 12. The apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the at least one heat transfer system arranged to divert a selected portion of thermal energy from a portion of at least one primary coolant system of at least one nuclear reactor system to at least one auxiliary thermal reservoir comprises: at least one heat transfer system arranged to divert a selected portion of thermal energy from a portion of at least one primary coolant system of at least one nuclear reactor system to at least one auxiliary thermal reservoir, the at least one auxiliary thermal reservoir in thermal communication with the at least one primary coolant system of at least one nuclear reactor system and at least one secondary coolant system of the nuclear reactor system. 13. The apparatus of claim 6 , wherein the at least one heat transfer system arranged to divert a selected portion of thermal energy from a portion of at least one nuclear reactor system to at least one auxiliary thermal reservoir comprises: at least one direct fluid exchange heat transfer system arranged to divert a selected portion of thermal energy from a portion of at least one nuclear reactor system to at least one auxiliary thermal reservoir. 14. The apparatus of claim 13 , wherein the at least one direct fluid exchange heat transfer system arranged to divert a selected portion of thermal energy from a portion of at least one nuclear reactor system to at least one auxiliary thermal reservoir comprises: at least one direct fluid exchange heat transfer system arranged to intermix at least one reservoir fluid of at least one auxiliary thermal reservoir with at least one coolant of at least one nuclear reactor system. 15. The apparatus of claim 6 , wherein the at least one heat transfer system arranged to divert a selected portion of thermal energy from a portion of at least one nuclear reactor system to at least one auxiliary thermal reservoir comprises: at least one heat exchanger arranged to divert a selected portion of thermal energy from a portion of at least one nuclear reactor system to at least one auxiliary thermal reservoir. 16. The apparatus of claim 4 , wherei
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Arrangements to provide heat for purposes other than conversion into power, e.g. for heating buildings · CPC title
Cross-Sectional Technologies · mapped topic
responsive to faults within the plant (in the reactor G21C9/00) · CPC title
Details of nuclear power plant (control G21D3/00) · CPC title
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Computer implemented control · CPC title
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- What does patent US9761337B2 cover?
- A method, system, and apparatus for the thermal storage of nuclear reactor generated energy including diverting a selected portion of energy from a portion of a nuclear reactor system to an auxiliary thermal reservoir and, responsive to a shutdown event, supplying a portion of the diverted selected portion of energy to an energy conversion system of the nuclear reactor system.
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Hyde Roderick A, Ishikawa Muriel Y, Tegreene Clarence T, and 4 more
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification G21D3/001. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Tue Sep 12 2017 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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