THERMAL STORAGE INTEGRATED WITH STIRLING MOTOR

    公开(公告)号:WO2020065528A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-04-02

    申请号:PCT/IB2019/058092

    申请日:2019-09-24

    Applicant: SAIPEM S.P.A.

    Abstract: The present invention relates to a thermo-mechanical system (1) comprising: a driving unit (10) configured to transform thermal energy into mechanical energy by means of a working fluid expanding and contracting inside a closed circuit; said driving unit (10) comprising at least one hot cylinder (2) and at least one cold cylinder (4) accommodating the working fluid at different temperatures and fluidically connected by means of said closed circuit so that the pistons of said driving unit (10) are alternately movable in said cylinders (2,.4) due to the different volume of said working fluid at the different temperatures; a heating unit (20) comprising an energy receiver (6) and a thermal storage body (8), which is monolithic or obtained by monolithically join separate body portions, the thermal storage body being configured to store the energy of said receiver (6) and convey it to the hot cylinder (2); wherein the hot cylinder (2) is at least partially integrated in the thermal storage body (8).

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