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Energy storage container and system

  • US 4,735,064 A
  • Filed: 11/17/1986
  • Issued: 04/05/1988
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/17/1986
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. An energy storage system comprising:

  • an insulated top, bottom and side walls forming a container for housing a material which has liquid and solid phases and has a substantial latent heat fusion.a plurality of hollow coils which are received in said container;

    said coils containing a refrigerant fluid;

    said fluid existing at either a liquid or vapor state depending on its temperature and pressure for alternatively liquifying and solidifying said material;

    said material being substantially completely solidified in the vicinity of said coils during one time period and having a liquid annular portion about said coils during another time period;

    means for connecting said coils to a space to be conditioned;

    an accumulator disposed within said container;

    means for connecting said accumulator to said coils.

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