System and method for rapid isothermal gas expansion and compression for energy storage
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United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
F02G-001/04
F01K-001/00
출원번호
US-0870307
(2010-08-27)
등록번호
US-8240146
(2012-08-14)
발명자
/ 주소
Bollinger, Benjamin R.
출원인 / 주소
SustainX, Inc.
대리인 / 주소
Bingham McCutchen LLP
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429
초록▼
The invention relates to systems and methods for rapidly and isothermally expanding gas in a cylinder. The cylinder is used in a staged hydraulic-pneumatic energy conversion system and includes a gas chamber (pneumatic side) and a fluid chamber (hydraulic side) and a piston or other mechanism that s
The invention relates to systems and methods for rapidly and isothermally expanding gas in a cylinder. The cylinder is used in a staged hydraulic-pneumatic energy conversion system and includes a gas chamber (pneumatic side) and a fluid chamber (hydraulic side) and a piston or other mechanism that separates the gas chamber and fluid chamber while allowing the transfer of force/pressure between each opposing chamber. The gas chamber of the cylinder includes ports that are coupled to a heat transfer subassembly that circulates gas from the pneumatic side and exchanges its heat with a counter flow of ambient temperature fluid from a reservoir or other source.
대표청구항▼
1. A method of substantially isothermal expansion and compression of a gas for energy storage and recovery to promote efficient use and conservation of energy resources, the method comprising: at least one of:(i) transferring a gas from a surrounding atmosphere into a pneumatic chamber of a cylinder
1. A method of substantially isothermal expansion and compression of a gas for energy storage and recovery to promote efficient use and conservation of energy resources, the method comprising: at least one of:(i) transferring a gas from a surrounding atmosphere into a pneumatic chamber of a cylinder assembly, the gas comprising atmospheric air, compressing the gas in the pneumatic chamber of the cylinder assembly,during the compression, thermally conditioning the gas by heat exchange with fluid from a heat transfer subsystem in fluid communication with the pneumatic chamber of the cylinder assembly, the heat transfer subsystem comprising a fluid source having a substantially constant temperature, andstoring the compressed gas outside of the pneumatic chamber of the cylinder assembly; or(ii) transferring compressed gas from a vessel of compressed gas into the pneumatic chamber of the cylinder assembly, the gas comprising air, expanding the gas in the pneumatic chamber of the cylinder assembly,during the expansion, thermally conditioning the gas by heat exchange with fluid from a heat transfer subsystem in fluid communication with the pneumatic chamber of the cylinder assembly, the heat transfer subsystem comprising a fluid source having a substantially constant temperature, andventing the expanded gas into the surrounding atmosphere. 2. The method of claim 1, wherein the fluid source is at least one of a body of water, a well, a cooling tower, a process heat source, or an environmental heat exchanger. 3. The method of claim 1, wherein the expansion or compression of gas transfers mechanical energy to a hydraulic chamber of a second cylinder assembly. 4. The method of claim 1, wherein the fluid is circulated from the fluid source prior to thermally conditioning the gas and recirculated back to the fluid source after thermally conditioning the gas. 5. The method of claim 1, wherein the heat transfer subsystem comprises a plurality of heat exchangers, further comprising selectively directing the fluid source among the plurality of heat exchangers. 6. The method of claim 1, further comprising monitoring a temperature of the gas in the pneumatic chamber of the cylinder assembly. 7. The method of claim 6, further comprising the step of controlling circulation of the fluid through the heat transfer subsystem based on the temperature of the gas in the pneumatic chamber of the cylinder assembly. 8. The method of claim 1, wherein the pneumatic chamber of the cylinder assembly is fluidly coupled to a pneumatic chamber of a second cylinder assembly in fluid communication with the heat transfer subsystem, further comprising: at least one of expanding and compressing a gas in the pneumatic chamber of the second cylinder assembly; andthermally conditioning the gas by heat exchange with fluid from the heat transfer subsystem. 9. The method of claim 8, wherein the cylinder assembly is an accumulator that transfers mechanical energy at a first pressure ratio and the second cylinder assembly is an intensifier that transfers mechanical energy at a second pressure ratio greater than the first pressure ratio. 10. The method of claim 8, wherein the cylinder assembly and the second cylinder assembly are coupled in series. 11. The method of claim 8, wherein the cylinder assembly and the second cylinder assembly are coupled in parallel. 12. The method of claim 1, wherein the heat transfer subsystem comprises a heat exchanger in fluid communication with (i) the pneumatic side of the cylinder assembly and (ii) the fluid source, and thermally conditioning the gas comprises circulating the gas through the pneumatic side of the cylinder assembly and the heat exchanger. 13. The system of claim 1, wherein the gas is expanded in the pneumatic chamber of the cylinder assembly, and further comprising driving an electrical generator via the gas expansion. 14. A system for substantially isothermal expansion and compression of a gas, the system comprising: a cylinder assembly comprising a pneumatic chamber for the expansion and compression of gas therein, the pneumatic chamber being partially bounded by a moveable boundary mechanism that transfers mechanical energy;a second cylinder assembly comprising a pneumatic chamber for the expansion and compression of gas therein, the pneumatic chamber being partially bounded by a moveable boundary mechanism that transfers mechanical energy, the pneumatic chambers of the cylinder assembly and the second cylinder assembly being selectively fluidly connectable;selectively fluidly connectable to the pneumatic chamber of the cylinder assembly, a vessel for storage of compressed gas;selectively fluidly connectable to the pneumatic chamber of the second cylinder assembly, a vent to a surrounding atmosphere; anda heat transfer subsystem configured for fluid communication with the pneumatic chamber of the cylinder assembly and a fluid source having a substantially constant temperature. 15. The system of claim 14, wherein the fluid source is at least one of a body of water, a well, a cooling tower, a process heat source, or an environmental heat exchanger. 16. The system of claim 14, further comprising a third cylinder assembly having a hydraulic chamber, the moveable boundary mechanism of the second cylinder assembly transferring mechanical energy to the hydraulic chamber. 17. The system of claim 14, further comprising a temperature sensor for monitoring a temperature of the gas in the pneumatic chamber of the cylinder assembly. 18. The system of claim 14, wherein the heat transfer subsystem comprises a heat exchanger and a circulation apparatus in fluid communication with the pneumatic chamber of the cylinder assembly. 19. The system of claim 18, wherein the circulation apparatus comprises a positive displacement pump. 20. The system of claim 14, wherein the cylinder assembly comprises an accumulator and the second cylinder assembly comprises an intensifier.
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