Patent ID: 11940225
Assignee: HIGHER DIMENSION MATERIALS, INC.
Field: Thermal processes and apparatus (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F | IPC F

Claim 0:
1. An energy storage system comprising:
a vacuum chamber;
a container located within the vacuum chamber;
a thermal energy storage medium located within the container;
a heater located within the vacuum chamber;
a heat receiver located within the vacuum chamber;
a first radiation shield that is movably reconfigurable between: (i) a first position that separates the heater from the container and (ii) a second position in which the heater is exposed to the container;
a second radiation shield that is movably reconfigurable between: (i) a first position that separates the heat receiver from the container and (ii) a second position in which the container is exposed to the heat receiver; and
a first thermal radiation reflector, wherein the heater is located between the first thermal radiation reflector and the container.