Patent ID: 11876254
Assignee: ANTORA ENERGY, INC.
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC F  H  Y | IPC F  H

Claim 16:
17. A method of storing energy in a solid-state thermal battery, the method comprising:
charging a thermal storage medium by heating one or more blocks to increase a temperature of the one or more blocks; and
discharging the thermal storage medium to convert heat into electricity by controlling one or more actuated heat engines in proximity to the thermal storage medium, wherein controlling the one or more actuated heat engines in proximity to the thermal storage medium comprises operating a plurality of insulated doors disposed between a main chamber of an insulated container and an ancillary chamber of the insulated container, wherein different subsets of insulated doors are open at different times to reduce a thermal gradient in each of several regions within the thermal storage medium.