Patent ID: 11867094
Assignee: RONDO ENERGY, INC.
Field: Chemical engineering (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC F  B  C  H  Y | IPC B  F  H

Claim 10:
11. An apparatus comprising:
a thermal storage medium configured to store thermal energy produced from input electrical energy from a renewable energy source having intermittent availability;
a plurality of heater elements positioned within the thermal storage assemblage, wherein each of the plurality of heater elements is configured to heat at least one of the thermal storage blocks;
a fluid movement system configured to direct a stream of a first fluid through the fluid pathways to heat the first fluid to a specified temperature range;
a first steam generator configured to, using the first fluid, convert input feed water into input steam;
a steam turbine configured to cause generation of electricity using the input steam; and
a preheater configured to, using waste heat from the steam turbine, preheat feed water provided to a second steam generator.