Method of compensating fluctuations in gas demand in natural gas networks and a technological system of installations for compensating fluctuations in gas demand in natural gas networks

• Main Authors: RUDKOWSKI, MAREK, STAŚKO, DOMINIK, MICHAŁOWSKI, JAROSŁAW, BOROWIEC, ZDZISŁAW
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; Polish
• Published: 23.05.2022
• Subjects: BLASTING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; HEATING; LIGHTING; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES; LIQUEFACTION, SOLIDIFICATION OR SEPARATION OF GASES OR GASEOUS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; MIXTURES BY PRESSURE AND COLD TREATMENT; PIPE-LINE SYSTEMS; PIPE-LINES; REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; STORING OF DISTRIBUTING GASES OR LIQUIDS; WEAPONS

The invention solves the problem of energy-free compensation of fluctuations in gas demand in natural gas networks by means of a compression-storage-expansion installation by using a reciprocating compressor (5) driven by gas taken from a medium or high pressure transmission pipeline.The compression-storage-expansion installation may additionally have a gas liquefaction module based on gas expansion (14) and at least one low-temperature tank (17) and a liquid gas evaporator (19).Moreover, it may have measuring-distribution sets for delivering compressed and/or liquefied gas as respectively CNG (12) and/or LNG (20) fuel to the external customers.