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

Claim 26:
27. 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 heat extraction system configured to extract heat from the storage medium to heat a load system;
a bypass heater positioned along a bypass line configured to convey a portion of the heat provided to the load system without passing the portion through the storage medium; and
a control system configured to
receive forecast information regarding availability of the energy source, and

based on the forecast information, adjust an operating parameter of the thermal energy storage system.