Patent ID: 11873741
Assignee: RONDO ENERGY, INC.
Field: Chemical engineering (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC F  B  C  H  Y | IPC B  F  H

Claim 5:
6. A thermal energy storage system, comprising:
a storage medium configured to store thermal energy obtained using input electrical energy from an energy source;
a heating element configured to thermally charge the storage medium by converting at least a portion of the input electrical energy to thermal energy;
a fluid movement device configured to move fluid through the storage medium to heat the fluid and provide the heated fluid to a load system;
a control system configured to
adjust an operating parameter to thermally charge the storage medium to a supercharge temperature higher than a normal operation temperature, during a first period of abundant availability of the energy source, based on forecast information indicating an upcoming second period of reduced availability of the energy source; and, bypass heater positioned along a bypass line configured to convey a portion of the fluid to the load system without passing the portion through the storage medium.