Patent ID: 9322296
Filing Date: 2016-04-26
CPC Classification: F01K,F02C,F03D,F05B,F05D,H02K,Y02E

Claim Text:
1. A distributed compressed air storage system comprising: a compression facility that is configured to compress air with an air compressor electrically powered from a renewable-energy based source of electricity; a pipeline that is coupled to the compression facility and is configured to transport compressed air from the compression facility to a compressed air storage facility that is remote from the compression facility; a heat recovery unit that is coupled to the compression facility and is configured to recover heat produced by compressing air in the compression facility; the compressed air storage facility that is configured to store compressed air received from the pipeline and is located remote from the compression facility; and an expansion facility that is configured to receive compressed air from the compressed air storage facility and expand the compressed air to generate electricity.