Patent ID: 8099198

Claim:
An energy storage system operable to control production, transmission and storage of energy, comprising: an energy generator arranged on a mobile transportation device and configured to create generated energy and a waste heat byproduct; an on-board energy storage device arranged on the mobile transportation device and operatively coupled to the energy generator for storing the generated energy; an external energy storage device arranged external to the mobile transportation device and communicably coupled to the energy generator for receiving a portion of the generated energy; a thermal energy storage device in thermal communication with the energy generator for storing the waste heat byproduct; a thermal hydraulic motor that circulates a thermal hydraulic fluid in thermal communication with the thermal energy storage device and having at least two distinct expansion stages for expanding the thermal hydraulic fluid to generate electrical energy for the on-board energy storage device or the external energy storage device; and a control system communicably coupled to the on-board energy storage device, the external energy storage device, and the thermal hydraulic motor, the control system being operable to vary a flow of the generated energy into the on-board energy storage device or the external energy storage device.