Patent ID: 11952920
Assignee: nan
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC F  H  Y | IPC F  H

Claim 13:
14. An energy recovery system for storing and recovering electricity generated from at least one energy source, comprising:
a thermal energy storage vessel, wherein the thermal energy storage vessel converts electricity into an alternative energy source via at least one vertically-installable unit and a thermal storage fluid, the thermal energy storage vessel including:
a vessel floor;
a vessel roof;
a plurality of walls affixed to the vessel floor and the vessel roof;
a first pipe header affixed to at least one supply pipe;
a second pipe header affixed to at least one return pipe;
a truss construction positioned on the vessel roof;
and
at least one vertically-installable unit at least partially supported by the truss construction, each of the at least one vertically-installable unit comprising a heating element and a tubing, each of the at least one tubing affixed to a respective one of the at least one supply pipe and to a respective one of the at least one return pipe;
wherein each of the at least one vertically-installable unit are at least partially submerged in a thermal storage fluid contained within the vessel;

an electrical connection for sending the electricity from the at least one energy source to the thermal energy storage vessel;
a turbine operatively connected to the thermal energy storage vessel;
a generator operatively connected to the turbine;
and
an energy exchange interface electrically connected to the thermal energy storage vessel, the generator, and a grid;
wherein the thermal energy storage vessel provides the alternative energy source to the turbine and subsequently the generator to convert the alternative energy source into electricity to send to the grid or for self-generation or partial recharging of the thermal storage fluid.