ENERGY-EFFICIENT HIGH LEVEL DEVICE, PLANT AND METHOD FOR THE USE OF THERMAL ENERGY OF SOLAR ORIGIN

    公开(公告)号:US20180230973A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-08-16

    申请号:US15750402

    申请日:2016-07-28

    Abstract: A device for storage and exchange of thermal energy of solar origin, which device is configured to receive a concentrated solar radiation using an optical system of “beam down” type, which device comprises:—a containment casing which defines an internal compartment and has an upper opening configured to allow entry of the concentrated solar radiation, which opening puts in direct communication the internal compartment with the external environment having no closure or screen means;—a bed of fluidizable solid particles, received within the internal compartment, which bed has an irradiated operative region directly exposed, in use, to the concentrated solar radiation that enters through said opening and a heat accumulation region adjacent to said operative region;—fluidization elements of the bed of particles, configured to feed fluidization air within the compartment, which fluidization means is configured to determine different fluid-dynamic regimens in the operative region and in the accumulation region, based upon different fluidization speeds, wherein, in use, the particles of the operative region absorb thermal energy from the solar radiation and they give it to the particles of the accumulation region.

    Belt transportation system
    5.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US10647513B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-05-12

    申请号:US15745316

    申请日:2016-07-05

    Abstract: A conveyor belt (10) of closed-path type comprising a plurality of transport plates (50), defining a transport surface for the material in a forward run of the conveyor belt itself, which plates are arranged in sequence along a longitudinal transport direction (L), wherein each plate bears a first (55) and a second (56) longitudinal end portion thereat, in said forward run, it is respectively superimposed on an adjacent plate arranged upstream of the sequence with respect to the longitudinal transport direction and placed under an adjacent plate arranged downstream in such sequence, or vice versa; and an annular structure (51) for connecting said plates being arranged, in said forward run, below said plates, wherein at least one of said plates, at said first or second longitudinal portion of superimposing or placing under an adjacent plate, has a cross section with thickness (s) decreased with respect to a remaining portion of the plate itself.

    PLANT AND METHOD FOR ACCUMULATION OF ENERGY IN THERMAL FORM

    公开(公告)号:US20220090827A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-03-24

    申请号:US17417894

    申请日:2019-10-03

    Abstract: A plant for the accumulation and transfer of thermal energy, which plant has an accumulation device of the kind with a bed of fluidizable solid particles. The plant further has for each accumulation device: electric resistor means arranged within the casing and thermally connected with the bed of particles, which electric resistors are configured for transmitting thermal energy generated by Joule effect to the particles and they are fed by exceeding electric energy from wind or photovoltaic source; and heat exchange means, also thermally connected with the bed of particles and which can be selectively actuated to receive thermal energy therefrom, the overall configuration being such that the thermal energy is transferred from the resistor means to the fluidizable solid particles of the bed and from the fluidizable solid particles to the heat exchange means.

    Fluidized bed heat exchanger and method

    公开(公告)号:US12085346B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-09-10

    申请号:US18252938

    申请日:2020-11-16

    CPC classification number: F28D19/02 F28D13/00 F28D20/0056

    Abstract: An apparatus for the accumulation and transfer of thermal energy is disclosed including a thermal energy charging device having a bed of fluidizable solid particles received within a casing and acting as heat accumulation means by being exposed to a thermal energy source, heat exchange means operating in counter-current, configured for an exchange of thermal energy between a heated vector mass of the bed particles and an operative fluid, transport means configured for feeding the vector mass of the bed particles from the device to the heat exchange means and for returning part of the vector mass, downstream the heat exchange means, to the device, and a control unit associated with parameter detecting means arranged selected locations of the apparatus to control the flow of the vector mass within the apparatus.

    FLUIDIZED BED HEAT EXCHANGER AND METHOD
    9.
    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20230296326A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-09-21

    申请号:US18252938

    申请日:2020-11-16

    CPC classification number: F28D19/02 F28D13/00 F28D20/0056

    Abstract: An apparatus for the accumulation and transfer of thermal energy is disclosed including a thermal energy charging device having a bed of fluidizable solid particles received within a casing and acting as heat accumulation means by being exposed to a thermal energy source, heat exchange means operating in counter-current, configured for an exchange of thermal energy between a heated vector mass of the bed particles and an operative fluid, transport means configured for feeding the vector mass of the bed particles from the device to the heat exchange means and for returning part of the vector mass, downstream the heat exchange means, to the device, and a control unit associated with parameter detecting means arranged selected locations of the apparatus to control the flow of the vector mass within the apparatus.

    DEVICE, PLANT AND METHOD FOR THE STORAGE AND TRANSFER OF THERMAL ENERGY OF SOLAR ORIGIN

    公开(公告)号:US20220115977A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-04-14

    申请号:US17266267

    申请日:2019-07-23

    Inventor: Mario MAGALDI

    Abstract: The object of the present invention is to use the high temperature thermal power stored in the fluid bed in conjunction with thermophotovoltaic (TPV) technology. TPV technology requires thermal emitters at high temperature (>600° C.) to produce electricity from thermal radiation. TPV thermal emitters are located immersed in or exposed to a hot particles fluidized bed, protected by suitable layers of high temperature resistant material, like ceramic or refractory walls. Such high temperature fluidized bed, will provide thermal power to the TPV cells, to produce electricity.

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