US 12,168,943 B2
Methods for material activation with thermal energy storage system
John Setel O'Donnell, Oakland, CA (US); Peter Emery von Behrens, Oakland, CA (US); Matthieu Jonemann, Redwood City, CA (US); and Yusef Desjardins Ferhani, Menlo, CA (US)
Assigned to Rondo Energy, Inc., Alameda, CA (US)
Filed by Rondo Energy, Inc., Alameda, CA (US)
Filed on Jan. 4, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/404,000.
Application 18/171,602 is a division of application No. 17/650,522, filed on Feb. 9, 2022, granted, now 11,585,243, issued on Feb. 21, 2023.
Application 18/404,000 is a continuation of application No. 18/171,602, filed on Feb. 20, 2023, granted, now 11,873,743.
Application 17/650,522 is a continuation of application No. 17/537,407, filed on Nov. 29, 2021, granted, now 11,603,776, issued on Mar. 14, 2023.
Application 17/650,522 is a continuation of application No. PCT/US2021/061041, filed on Nov. 29, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/231,155, filed on Aug. 9, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/170,370, filed on Apr. 2, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/165,632, filed on Mar. 24, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/155,261, filed on Mar. 1, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/119,443, filed on Nov. 30, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2024/0229682 A1, Jul. 11, 2024
Int. Cl. F01K 3/02 (2006.01); B63H 11/00 (2006.01); F01K 3/08 (2006.01); F01K 3/18 (2006.01); F01K 13/02 (2006.01); F01K 15/00 (2006.01); F03G 6/00 (2006.01); F22B 29/06 (2006.01); F22B 35/10 (2006.01); F28D 20/00 (2006.01); H01M 8/04007 (2016.01); H01M 8/04014 (2016.01); H01M 8/04029 (2016.01); H02J 1/10 (2006.01); H02J 3/00 (2006.01); H02J 3/04 (2006.01); H02M 1/00 (2006.01); B63H 1/12 (2006.01); B63H 11/12 (2006.01); B63H 11/14 (2006.01); B63H 11/16 (2006.01); F01K 11/02 (2006.01); F01K 19/04 (2006.01); F03D 9/18 (2016.01)
CPC F01K 3/02 (2013.01) [B63H 11/00 (2013.01); F01K 3/08 (2013.01); F01K 3/186 (2013.01); F01K 13/02 (2013.01); F01K 15/00 (2013.01); F03G 6/071 (2021.08); F22B 29/06 (2013.01); F22B 35/10 (2013.01); F28D 20/00 (2013.01); H01M 8/04014 (2013.01); H01M 8/04029 (2013.01); H01M 8/04037 (2013.01); H01M 8/04052 (2013.01); H01M 8/04074 (2013.01); H02J 1/102 (2013.01); H02J 3/00 (2013.01); H02J 3/04 (2013.01); H02M 1/0003 (2021.05); H02M 1/007 (2021.05); B63H 1/12 (2013.01); B63H 11/12 (2013.01); B63H 11/14 (2013.01); B63H 11/16 (2013.01); F01K 11/02 (2013.01); F01K 19/04 (2013.01); F03D 9/18 (2016.05); F28D 2020/0004 (2013.01); Y02E 60/14 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for material activation, including:
receiving, by a thermal energy storage (TES) system of a material activation system, energy supplied by an energy source;
storing, by the TES system, the received energy as thermal energy by heating a storage medium with the received energy;
extracting, by a heat extraction system, thermal energy from the heated storage medium;
receiving, by a heat exchanger, the thermal energy extracted from the heated storage medium by the heat extraction system;
transferring, by the heat exchanger, the thermal energy to a material heating system of the material activation system;
applying, by the material heating system, the transferred thermal energy to a raw material to produce an activated material;
recovering, by the material activation system, thermal energy from an output of the material heating system; and
recirculating, to the TES system, a fluid including the recovered thermal energy.