US 12,222,137 B2
Thermal energy storage systems and methods
Jon Wade Burfitt, Tullahoma, TN (US); Dominique Claire Fourguette, Stevenson Ranch, CA (US); and David John Goorskey, Centerville, OH (US)
Assigned to SOL Energia Inc., Tullahoma, TN (US)
Filed by Sol Energia Inc., Tullahoma, TN (US)
Filed on Jun. 25, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/753,599.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/661,153, filed on Jun. 18, 2024.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/523,267, filed on Jun. 26, 2023.
Prior Publication US 2024/0426518 A1, Dec. 26, 2024
Int. Cl. F24S 20/20 (2018.01); F24S 23/70 (2018.01); F24S 50/20 (2018.01)
CPC F24S 20/20 (2018.05) [F24S 23/82 (2018.05); F24S 50/20 (2018.05)] 30 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A thermal energy storage system for storing thermal energy produced from concentrated sunlight, the thermal energy storage system including:
a concentrated sunlight receiver disposed in thermal contact with thermal energy storage media;
a first chamber configured to house the concentrated sunlight receiver and the thermal energy storage media;
a second chamber substantially encapsulating the first chamber and separated from the first chamber by an insulation assembly; and
a light duct disposed between a thermal energy storage system inlet and a concentrated sunlight receiver inlet.