Patent ID: 7000681
Filing Date: 2006-02-21
Classification: F28D,F28F,Y02E,Y10T

Abstract:
1. Thermal accumulator, comprising: a plurality of carrier elements which are charged with a thermal storage medium, and a heat exchanger through which a heat transfer medium is flowable in heat exchange relationship to the thermal storage medium; wherein the heat exchanger has at least one serpentine hollow section, and wherein at least one carrier element is disposed in at least some loops of the serpentine hollow section; and wherein said at least one serpentine hollow section comprises a plurality of serpentine hollow sections arranged next to one another; and wherein a first end segment of each of the serpentine hollow sections is connected to a common inlet for the heat transfer medium, and a second end segment of each of the serpentine hollow sections is connected to a common outlet for the heat transfer medium.