Patent ID: 11873742
Assignee: RONDO ENERGY, INC.
Field: Chemical engineering (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC F  B  C  H  Y | IPC B  F  H

Claim 0:
1. A thermal energy storage system, comprising:
a first thermal storage assemblage;
one or more heater devices configured to generate heat from received energy to heat the first thermal storage assemblage; and
a control system configured to generate an output fluid flow of fluid that has absorbed heat from the heated first thermal storage assemblage, including being configured to:
execute, during a first discharge interval, a partial discharge cycle of the first thermal storage assemblage during which the first thermal storage assemblage reaches a first minimum temperature that is not within a deep-discharge temperature region; and
execute, during a second discharge interval, a deep discharge cycle of the first thermal storage assemblage during which the first thermal storage assemblage reaches a second minimum temperature that is within a deep-discharge temperature region and is lower than the first minimum temperature, wherein the second minimum temperature is selected to prevent thermal runaway of the first thermal storage assemblage.