| CPC F01K 3/12 (2013.01) [F01K 3/185 (2013.01); F01K 25/103 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |

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1. A method for use in a Pumped Thermal Energy Storage System (“PTES”), the method comprising:
circulating a working fluid through a working fluid circuit; and
operating the PTES through a charging cycle and a generating cycle while circulating the working fluid, in which:
during the charging cycle, transferring heat from a first low-temperature thermal reservoir to the working fluid, the first low-temperature thermal reservoir operating at a first temperature; and
during the generating cycle, transferring heat from the working fluid to a second low-temperature thermal reservoir, the second low-temperature thermal reservoir:
existing independently of the first low-temperature thermal reservoir;
being decoupled from the first low-temperature thermal reservoir; and
operating at a second temperature less than the first temperature.
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