Method And Device For Storing And Recovering Energy

• Main Authors: Bergins Christian, Buddenberg Torsten
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 02.03.2017
• Subjects: AIR INTAKES FOR JET-PROPULSION PLANTS; BLASTING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; COMBUSTION ENGINES; CONTROLLING FUEL SUPPLY IN AIR-BREATHING JET-PROPULSION PLANTS; GAS-TURBINE PLANTS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; HEATING; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS; 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; REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; WEAPONS

The invention relates to a method for storing and recovering energy, wherein an air liquefaction product (LAIR) is formed during an energy storage period, and a fluid pressure flow (12) is formed during an energy recovery period using at least one part of the air liquefaction product (LAIR) and is expanded for operation in at least one energy recovery device (14, 17). The air liquefaction product (LAIR) is obtained as a liquid medium during the energy storage period by compressing air in an air conditioning device (3), said compression being operated while supplying energy, in particular while supplying a current (9), optionally stored in a cold state, and fed to an evaporator unit (7). The air liquefaction product (LAIR) is expanded for operation as a fluid pressure flow (12) in the at least one energy recovery device (14, 17) during the energy recovery period after a pressure increase. The aim of the invention is to provide a solution with which even existing gas and steam power plants or open gas turbines are to be equipped with an energy storage capability. This is achieved in that the fluid pressure flow (12), in particular an air flow, is expanded in a first energy recovery device (14) and conducted through a recuperator device (13), in particular a heat boiler, upstream of said first energy recovery device (14), and thermal energy which has been decoupled from a flue gas flow (23) fed to the recuperator device (13) is coupled into the fluid pressure flow (12) in said heating tank. The flue gas flow (23) is fed to the recuperator device (13) from a fuel-fired second energy recovery device (17), in particular a gas turbine.