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An assembly of nested thermal reservoirs has an inner reservoir at an extreme temperature surrounded by one or more reservoirs at moderate temperatures. Over time, heat flow would equilibrate reservoir temperatures thereby loosing available thermal energy. At least a portion of the heat lost by the

An assembly of nested thermal reservoirs has an inner reservoir at an extreme temperature surrounded by one or more reservoirs at moderate temperatures. Over time, heat flow would equilibrate reservoir temperatures thereby loosing available thermal energy. At least a portion of the heat lost by the inner to an outer reservoir is restored by a heat pump operating therebetween.

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A process for energy efficient recharging of an inner thermal reservoir at an extreme temperature by heat exchange with a surrounding thermal reservoir at a moderate temperature, comprising the steps of: selecting from a plurality of reservoirs in a nested configuration a pair of reservoirs for heat

A process for energy efficient recharging of an inner thermal reservoir at an extreme temperature by heat exchange with a surrounding thermal reservoir at a moderate temperature, comprising the steps of: selecting from a plurality of reservoirs in a nested configuration a pair of reservoirs for heat transfer therebetween, exchanging heat between a hot surface of a heat pump and the warmer reservoir of the selected pair, and exchanging heat between a cold surface of the heat pump and the cooler reservoir of the selected pair.