Power load-leveling system and packet electrical storage
First Claim
1. An electrical energy distribution system, comprising:
- a source of electrical energy;
at least one high energy storage capacitor connected to said source and further connected to a consumer energy usage network;
an amount of electrical energy delivered from said source and stored at said at least one capacitor;
discharged electrical energy from said at least one capacitor into said network; and
another amount of electrical energy delivered from said source and stored at said at least one capacitor to recharge said capacitor after said capacitor has been at least partially discharged.
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Abstract
A large scale, capacitor-based electrical energy storage and distribution system capable of effectuating load-leveling during periods of peak demand on a utility. A capacitor or multitude of capacitors may be charged with electrical energy produced by the utility during periods of low demand, such as the evening hours, and discharged during periods of high electrical energy consumption to help reduce demand on the utility. One or more capacitors may be located at a consumer'"'"'s residence or business for providing at least a portion of the consumer'"'"'s electrical power requirements. Alternatively, a farm of capacitors may be provided at or near a utility, or at or near a location experiencing high demand, such that electrical energy stored in the capacitors can be discharged into the utility'"'"'s distribution grid to increase the amount of electrical energy available for use.
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69 Claims
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1. An electrical energy distribution system, comprising:
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a source of electrical energy;
at least one high energy storage capacitor connected to said source and further connected to a consumer energy usage network;
an amount of electrical energy delivered from said source and stored at said at least one capacitor;
discharged electrical energy from said at least one capacitor into said network; and
another amount of electrical energy delivered from said source and stored at said at least one capacitor to recharge said capacitor after said capacitor has been at least partially discharged. - 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. An electrical energy storage and distribution system, comprising:
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a source of electrical energy;
at least one high energy storage capacitor connected to said source and further connected to an electrical energy distribution grid;
a pathway for transferring an amount of electrical energy from said source to said at least one high energy storage capacitor for storage; and
a pathway for delivering at least a portion of said electrical energy stored by said at least one high energy storage capacitor into said electrical energy distribution grid. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49)
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50. A method of storing and distributing electrical energy to effect electrical power load leveling, said method comprising:
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providing a source of electrical energy;
providing at least one high energy storage capacitor capable of storing a significant amount of electrical energy sufficient to power a plurality of devices simultaneously, through a consumer energy usage network, said at least one high energy storage capacitor in communication with said source;
supplying an amount of electrical energy to said at least one high energy storage capacitor to charge said at least one high energy storage capacitor during a period of low electrical energy demand on said source;
discharging at least a portion of said electrical energy stored in said at least one high energy storage capacitor to a load supplied by said source, during a period of high demand on said source; and
repeatedly charging and discharging said at least one high energy storage capacitor during periods of low and high electrical energy demand respectively. - View Dependent Claims (51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69)
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