High Output Modular CAES (HOMC)
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1. An energy storage and retrieval system for obtaining useful work from an existing source of secondary heat, said system comprising:
- a source of compressed air;
at least one generator;
a plurality of expander stages, each of said plurality of expander stages having an inlet and an outlet, at least a portion of said plurality of expander stages having an outlet flow control, and each of said plurality of expander stages connected to said at least one generator;
a first manifold; and
a first plurality of heat exchangers, including an initial heat exchanger and a first plurality of downstream heat exchangers, each of said first plurality of heat exchangers having a first heat exchange circuit and a second heat exchange circuit;
wherein each of said first heat exchange circuits of said first plurality of downstream heat exchangers is in selective fluid communication with one of said outlets of said plurality of expander stages through one of said outlet flow controls of said plurality of expander stages, and each of said second heat exchange circuits of said first plurality of heat exchangers is in fluid communication with said first manifold, and said first manifold is in fluid communication with said source of secondary heat to receive secondary heat therefrom.
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Abstract
A compressed air energy storage system integrated with a source of secondary heat, such as a simple cycle gas turbine, to increase power production and to provide power regulation through the use of stored compressed air heated by said secondary heat to provide power augmentation.
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1. An energy storage and retrieval system for obtaining useful work from an existing source of secondary heat, said system comprising:
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a source of compressed air; at least one generator; a plurality of expander stages, each of said plurality of expander stages having an inlet and an outlet, at least a portion of said plurality of expander stages having an outlet flow control, and each of said plurality of expander stages connected to said at least one generator; a first manifold; and a first plurality of heat exchangers, including an initial heat exchanger and a first plurality of downstream heat exchangers, each of said first plurality of heat exchangers having a first heat exchange circuit and a second heat exchange circuit; wherein each of said first heat exchange circuits of said first plurality of downstream heat exchangers is in selective fluid communication with one of said outlets of said plurality of expander stages through one of said outlet flow controls of said plurality of expander stages, and each of said second heat exchange circuits of said first plurality of heat exchangers is in fluid communication with said first manifold, and said first manifold is in fluid communication with said source of secondary heat to receive secondary heat therefrom. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A method for obtaining useful work from an existing source of heat, said system comprising:
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providing a source of compressed air; providing a plurality of expander stages, each of said plurality of expander stages connected to at least one generator; extracting work by releasing compressed air from said source of compressed air, transferring heat from said source of heat to said compressed air prior to said compressed air entering each of said plurality of expander stages; and
,expanding said compressed air through said plurality of expander stages to drive said at least one generator. - View Dependent Claims (27)
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28. An energy storage and retrieval system for obtaining useful work from a source of heat, said system comprising:
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means for producing compressed air; means for storing said compressed air; means for extracting work from said compressed air including a plurality of expanders, a plurality of first conduits, and a plurality of second conduits, each of said expanders having an inlet and an outlet, each of said first conduits connected to one of said inlets of said plurality of expanders to deliver said compressed air thereto, and each of said second conduits connected to one of said outlets of said plurality of expanders to receive said compressed air therefrom; and
,means for transferring energy between said compressed air and a heat transfer fluid, including a first manifold, and a first plurality of heat exchangers, including an initial heat exchanger and a plurality of downstream heat exchangers, each of said first plurality of heat exchangers having a first heat exchange circuit including a first inlet and a first outlet, and a second heat exchange circuit including a second inlet and a second outlet, each of said first outlets of said first plurality of heat exchangers connected to one of said first conduits to deliver said compressed air thereto, each of said first inlets of said plurality of downstream heat exchangers connected to one of said second conduits to receive said compressed air therefrom, and each of said second inlets of said plurality of heat exchangers connected to said first manifold; wherein said energy is heat from said source of heat, and said first manifold is connected to said source of heat to receive said heat transfer fluid therefrom for transferring said energy to said compressed air.
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