WO2010099509A4 - System and method for using recyclables for thermal storage - Google Patents

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WO2010099509A4
WO2010099509A4 PCT/US2010/025696 US2010025696W WO2010099509A4 WO 2010099509 A4 WO2010099509 A4 WO 2010099509A4 US 2010025696 W US2010025696 W US 2010025696W WO 2010099509 A4 WO2010099509 A4 WO 2010099509A4
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F28—HEAT EXCHANGE IN GENERAL
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Abstract

A thermal storage system (100) and related method, comprising: a thermal collector (101); a thermal storage sink (102); at least one thermal storage transport conduit (8) for transporting thermal energy from the thermal collector to the thermal storage sink for storage therein; at least one thermal delivery conduit (11) for transporting the thermal energy from the thermal storage sink to an indoor-air space for use therein; a thermal storage liquid (21) within the thermal storage sink; and baled waste tires (14) for enhancing thermal storage. Also, a thermal storage sink and related method comprising: a sink (102); liquid (21) within the sink; and at least one recyclable material comprising baled tires (14) for at least one of the following functions: providing insulation, providing a free flow of liquid therethrough, providing thermal mass, providing structural support to a said sink, resisting settling of a surface above said sink, buffering shock to said sink, protecting pipes or conduits located within or serving said sink, averting deflection, eliminating or reducing costly drilling, reducing a need for plastic tubing, eliminating casing, reducing thermal sink construction costs.

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AMENDED CLAIMS
received by the International Bureau on 07 April 2011 (07.04.2011) 1. A thermal storage system (100), comprising:
a thermal storage sink (6, 102, 1000);
at least one thermal delivery conduit (8, 1 1, 12,22,1 108, 1302,1503, 1505)for transporting thermal energy from said thermal storage sink (6,102,1000) to an indoor-air space (901) for use therein;
a thermal storage liquid (20,21 ,26) within said thermal storage sink (6, 102, 1000); and
compacted baled waste tires (14, 301) for enhancing thermal storage; wherein:
said compacted baled waste tires (14, 301 ), because of increased density due their compaction, provide increased structural support and increased thermal mass for said thermal storage system relative to waste tires which are not compacted.
2. The system (100) of claim 1 , further comprising a liner (18) for substantially containing said thermal storage liquid (20,21 ,26) from within said thermal storage sink (6, 102, 1000).
3. The system (100) of claim 1 , wherein said compacted baled waste tires (14, 301) are within said thermal storage sink (6, 102, 1000) .
4. The system of claim 1 , wherein said compacted baled waste tires (14, 301) are substantially around a perimeter of said thermal storage sink (6,102, 1000).
5. The system (100) of claim 1 , wherein said compacted baled waste tires (14, 301) are both within said thermal storage sink (6, 102, 1000) and around a perimeter of said thermal storage sink (6, 102, 1000).
6. The system (100) of claim 1, further comprising:
at least some of said compacted baled waste tires (14, 301) outside of said liner (18) relative to said thermal storage sink (6, 102,1000).
7. The system (100) of claim 1 , further comprising some of said compacted baled waste tires (14, 301) positioned about an outer perimeter of said a thermal storage sink (6, 102,1000) for insulating said thermal storage sink (6, 102, 1000) from its outside environs (504).
8. The system (100) of claim 1 , further comprising some of said compacted baled waste tires (14, 301 ) positioned to provide structural support to said thermal storage sink (6, 102, 1000).
9. The system (100) of claim 1 , further comprising some of said compacted baled waste tires (14, 301) positioned within said thermal storage sink (6,102, 1000) for adding thermal mass to said thermal storage sink (6, 102,1000).
10. The system (100) of claim 1 , wherein said thermal storage sink (6,102, 1000) is underground (504).
1 1. The system (100) of claim 1 , said at least one thermal storage transport conduit
(8,1 1,12,22,1 108,1302,1503,1505) utilizing said thermal storage liquid (20,21,26) for transporting said thermal energy from said thermal collector ( 101 ) to said thermal storage sink (6, 102, 1000).
12. The system (100) of claim 1 , said at least one thermal delivery conduit (8, 1 1 , 12,22, 1 108, 1302, 1503, 1505) utilizing said thermal storage liquid (20,21 ,26) for transporting said thermal energy from said thermal storage sink (6, 102, 1000) to the indoor air space (901 ).
13. The system (100) of claim 1 , said at least one thermal storage transport conduit
(8, 1 1 ,12,22,1 108,1302,1503, 1505) utilizing a liquid (20,21 ,26) other than said thermal storage liquid (21 ,26) for transporting said thermal energy from said thermal collector (101) to said thermal storage sink 6, 102,1000).
14. The system (100) of claim 1 , said at least one thermal delivery conduit (8, 1 1 ,12,22,1 108,1302,1503,1505) utilizing a liquid (20,21,26) other than said thermal storage liquid (21,26) for transporting said thermal energy from said thermal storage sink (6, 102, 1000) to the indoor- air space (901 ).
15. The system ( 100) of claim 1 , wherein at least part of said thermal collector ( 101 ) is above said thermal storage sink (6, 102, 1000).
16. The system (100) of claim 1 , further comprising at least some of said compacted baled waste tires (14, 301) baled into substantially rectangular parallelepipeds.
17. The system (100) of claim 1 , further comprising at least some of said compacted baled waste tires (14, 301 ) baled such that open centers of said tires align to form a substantially pipelike configuration, thereby forming pipelike passages within these pipelike bales (14).
18. The system (100) of claim 1, further comprising:
waste tires placed around at least part of said conduits (8, 1 1 ,12,22, 1108, 1302, 1503,1505), outside of said thermal storage sink (6,102, 1000), with at least some air spaces (503) between said waste tires and said conduits (8,1 1,12,22,1 108, 1302,1503, 1505), whereby:
said waste tires (14,301) and air spaces (503) insulate said conduits (8, 1 1 , 12,22, 1108,1302, 1503, 1505) from exchanging heat with ground proximate thereto; and
simultaneously, said waste tires (14,301 ) and air spaces (503) protect said conduits
(8, 1 1,12,22, 1 108, 1302,1503, 1505) from damage due to ground shifting or heaving.
19. The system (100) of claim 1 , further comprising at least a portion of said conduits
(8, 1 1, 12,22,1 108, 1302,1503, 1505) running through spaces within said compacted baled waste tires (14, 301).
20. The system (100) of claim 1 , further comprising at least a portion of said conduits
(8,1 1 , 12,22,1 108, 1302,1503, 1505) running through spaces between said compacted baled waste tires (14, 301). 21. The system (100) of claim 1 , further comprising at least some recyclable fill material (14,301,402,403) placed above a top liquid (20,21 ,26) line (16) of said thermal storage liquid (20,
21,26).
22. The system (100) of claim 21 , said recyclable fill material (14,301,402,403) insulating said thermal storage sink (6,102, 1000).
23. The system (100) of claim 21, wherein:
said recyclable fill material (14,301 ,402,403) is substantially non-organic;
said recyclable fill material (14,301 ,402,403) is substantially non-biodegradable; and
said recyclable fill material (14,301 ,402,403) also provides structural support to said thermal storage sink (6,102,1000).
24. The system (100) of claim 1 , further comprising a vapor barrier (13) above a top liquid (20,21 ,26) line (16) of said thermal storage sink (6, 102, 1000) for preventing liquid 20,21 ,26) or vapor from entering said thermal storage sink (6, 102, 1000) from above.
25. The system (100) of claim 1 , further comprising:
a protective barrier placed above a top liquid (20,21 ,26) line ( 16) of said thermal storage liquid (20,21 ,26) for preventing materials (5) above said thermal storage liquid (20,21 ,26) from falling into said thermal storage liquid (20,21 ,26);
said protective barrier (7) comprising protective barrier materials (7) selected from at least one of the protective barrier material group consisting of: a geogrid (7), tar paper (7), and a filter fabric (7).
26. The system (100) of claim 1 , further comprising concrete blocks (404) substantially containing at least some of said compacted baled waste tires (14, 301).
27. The system (100) of claim 1, further comprising baled waste plastic (402,403) substantially filling portions of said thermal storage sink (6, 102, 1000).
28. The system (100) of claim 1, further comprising at least one air pump (202) for purging liquid (20,21,26) from portions of said conduits (8,1 1 ,12,22,1 108,1302,1503,1505) which are subjected to freezing temperatures during cold weather, in response to expecting said cold weather.
29. The system (100) of claim 1 , said thermal storage liquid (20,21 ,26) comprising water (21).
30. The system (100) of claim 1 , wherein a thermal transport liquid (20,21 ,26) used to transport said thermal energy through at least some of said conduits (8,1 1, 12,22,1 108,1302,1503, 1505) is selected from the thermal transport liquid (20,21 ,26) group consisting of at least one of: glycol, antifreeze, brine (26), and water (21).
31. The system ( 100) of claim 1 , at least part of said thermal collector (101 ) comprising a surface (2) selected from at least one of the surface group consisting of: a driveway (2) , a roadway (2) , a parking lot(2) , and a walkway (2).
32. The system (100) of claim 31 , further comprising said at least one thermal storage transport conduit (8, 1 1, 12,22,1 108,1302,1503,1505) for further transporting thermal heat energy from said thermal storage sink (6, 102, 1000) to said thermal collector (101) to melt frozen precipitate upon said surface (2) , in response to weather conditions requiring said frozen precipitate to be melted.
33. The system (100) of claim 1 , said thermal collector (101) comprising solar collectors (101).
34. The system (100) of claim 1 , further comprising a firefighting conduit (24) for using said thermal storage liquid (21,26) within said thermal storage sink (6, 102,1000) to fight a fire.
35. A thermal storage method, comprising:
transporting said thermal energy from a thermal storage sink (6,102, 1000) to an indoor- air space (901) for use therein, using at least one thermal delivery conduit ((8, 1 1 ,12,22, 1108, 1302, 1503, 1505) therefor;
providing a thermal storage liquid (20,21,26) within said thermal storage sink (6,102, 1000); and enhancing thermal storage using compacted baled waste tires (14, 301), said compacted baled waste tires (14, 301), because of increased density due their compaction, providing increased structural support and increased thermal mass for said thermal storage system relative to waste tires which are not compacted.
36. The method of claim 35, further comprising substantially containing said thermal storage liquid (20,21 ,26) from within said thermal storage sink (6, 102, 1000), using a liner (18) therefor.
37. The method of claim 35, further comprising providing said compacted baled waste tires (14, 301) within said thermal storage sink (6, 102, 1000).
38. The method of claim 35, further comprising providing said compacted baled waste tires (14, 301) substantially around a perimeter of said thermal storage sink (6, 102, 1000).
39. The method of claim 35, further comprising providing said compacted baled waste tires (14, 301) both within said thermal storage sink (6,102,1000) and around a perimeter of said thermal storage sink (6, 102,1000).
40. The method of claim 35, further comprising:
providing at least some of said compacted baled waste tires (14, 301) outside of said liner (18) relative to said thermal storage sink (6, 102, 1000).
41. The method of claim 35 , further comprising insulating said thermal storage sink (6, 102, 1000) from its outside environs (504) by positioning some of said compacted baled waste tires (14, 301 ) about an outer perimeter of said thermal storage sink (6, 102, 1000).
42. The method of claim 35, further comprising positioning some of said compacted baled waste tires (14, 301 ) to provide structural support to said thermal storage sink (6, 102, 1000).
43. The method of claim 35, further comprising adding thermal mass to said thermal storage sink by positioning some of said compacted baled waste tires (14, 301) within said thermal storage sink (6, 102, 1000).
44. The method of claim 35, wherein said thermal storage sink (6, 102,1000) is underground (504).
45. The method of claim 35, further comprising utilizing said thermal storage liquid (20,21 ,26) for transporting said thermal energy from said thermal collector (101) to said thermal storage sink (6, 102,1000) via said at least one thermal storage transport conduit (8,1 1,12,22,1 108, 1302,1503, 1505).
46. The method of claim 35, further comprising utilizing said thermal storage liquid (20,21 ,26) for transporting said thermal energy from said thermal storage sink (6, 102,1000) to the indoor- air space (901) via said at least one thermal delivery conduit (8,1 1 ,12,22, 1 108,1302, 1503,1505).
47. The method of claim 35, further comprising utilizing a liquid (20,21,26) other than said thermal storage liquid (20,21,26) for transporting said thermal energy from said thermal collector (101) to said thermal storage sink (6, 102,1000) via said at least one thermal storage transport conduit (8, 1 1 , 12,22, 1 108, 1302,1503,1505).
48. The method of claim 35, further comprising utilizing a liquid (20,21,26) other than said thermal storage liquid (20,21 ,26) for transporting said thermal energy from said thermal storage sink (6, 102, 1000) to the indoor air space (901 ) via said at least one thermal delivery conduit (8,1 1 ,12,22,1 108, 1302,1503,1505).
49. The method of claim 35, wherein at least part of said thermal collector (101 ) is above said thermal storage sink (6,102,1000).
50. The method of claim 35, further comprising providing at least some of said compacted baled waste tires (14, 301 ) baled into substantially rectangular parallelepipeds (301).
51. The method of claim 35, further comprising baling at least some of said compacted baled waste tires (14, 301) such that open centers of said tires align to form a substantially pipelike configuration (14, 1001), thereby forming pipelike passages within these pipelike bales ( 14, 1001 ).
52. The method of claim 35, further comprising:
placing waste tires (402,403) around at least part of said conduits (8, 1 1, 12,22,1108,1302,1503, 1505), outside of said thermal storage sink (6,102,1000), with at least some air spaces (503) between said waste tires (14,301 ) and said conduits (8,1 1 , 12,22, 1 108, 1302, 1503, 1505):
said waste tires (14,301) and air spaces (503) thereby insulating said conduits
(8, 11 , 12,22,1 108,1302,1503, 1505) from exchanging heat with ground (504) proximate thereto; and
simultaneously, said waste tires (14,301) and air spaces (503)thereby protecting said conduits
(8,l l,12,22,1 108, 1302,1503, 1505)from damage due to ground shifting or heaving.
53. The method of claim 35, further comprising running at least a portion of said conduits
(8, 1 1 , 12,22,1 108,1302,1503, 1505) running through spaces within said compacted baled waste tires (14, 301).
54. The method of claim 35, further comprising running at least a portion of said conduits
(8, 1 1 ,12,22,1 108,1302,1503, 1505) through spaces between said compacted baled waste tires (14, 301).
55. The method of claim 35, further comprising placing at least some recyclable fill material (14,301 ,402,403) above a top liquid (20,21,26) line (16) of said thermal storage liquid (20,21 ,26).
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56. The method of claim 55, insulating said thermal storage sink (6, 102, 1000) using said recyclable fill material (14,301 ,402,403).
57. The method of claim 55, wherein:
said recyclable fill material (14,301,402,403) is substantially non-organic;
said recyclable fill material (14,301,402,403) is substantially non-biodegradable; and
said recyclable fill material (14,301,402,403) also provides structural support to said thermal storage sink (6, 102,1000).
58. The method of claim 35, further comprising preventing liquid (20,21 ,26) or vapor (13) from entering said thermal storage sink (6, 102, 1000) from above, using a vapor barrier (13) situated above a top liquid (20,21 ,26) line ( 16) of said thermal storage sink (6, 102, 1000).
59. The method of claim 35, further comprising:
placing a protective barrier (7) above a top liquid (20,21 ,26) line (16) of said thermal storage liquid (20,21 ,26) for preventing materials (5) above said thermal storage liquid (20,21 ,26) from falling into said thermal storage liquid (20,21 ,26); wherein:
said protective barrier (7) comprises protective barrier materials selected from at least one of the protective barrier material group consisting of: a geogrid (7), tar paper(7), and a filter fabric (7).
60. The method of claim 35, further comprising providing concrete blocks (404) substantially containing at least some of said compacted baled waste tires (14, 301).
61. The method of claim 35, further comprising substantially filling portions of said thermal storage sink (6, 102, 1000) with baled waste plastic (402,403)
62. The method of claim 35, further comprising purging liquid (20,21,26) from portions of said conduits (8,1 1,12,22,1 108, 1302, 1503, 1505)which are subjected to freezing temperatures during cold weather, using at least one air pump (202) therefor, responsive to expecting said cold weather.
63. The method of claim 35, said thermal storage liquid (20,21,26) comprising water (21).
64. The method of claim 35, further comprising selecting a thermal transport liquid (20,21 ,26) used to transport said thermal energy through at least some of said conduits (8, 1 1 ,12,22,1 108,1302,1503, 1505) from the thermal transport liquid (20,21,26) group consisting of at least one of: glycol (20), antifreeze (20),brine (26), and water (21).
65. The method of claim 35, at least part of said thermal collector (101 ) comprising a surface (2) selected from at least one of the surface group consisting of: a driveway (2) , a roadway (2), a parking lot (2), and a walkway (2).
66. The method of claim 65, further comprising further transporting thermal heat energy from said thermal storage sink (6,102,1000) to said thermal collector (101) to melt frozen precipitate upon said surface via said at least one thermal storage transport conduit (8,1 1 ,12,22,1 108, 1302,1503,1505), in response to weather conditions requiring said frozen precipitate to be melted.
67. The method of claim 35, said thermal collector (101 ) comprising solar collectors (101).
68. The method of claim 35, further comprising using said thermal storage liquid (20,21 ,26) within said thermal storage sink (6, 102, 1000) to fight a fire, using a firefighting conduit (24) therefor.
69. A thermal storage sink (6, 102,1000), comprising:
a sink (6,102, 1000);
liquid (20,21,26) within said sink (6, 102,1000); and
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70. The thermal storage sink (6, 102, 1000) of claim 69, further comprising a refill chamber (1301) for refilling said sink (6, 102, 1000) when said liquid (20,21 ,26) is removed therefrom for transporting said thermal energy.
71. The thermal storage sink (6, 102, 1000) of claim 69, further comprising at least some of said compacted baled waste tires (14, 301) baled into at least one of: pipe like bales(14), rectangular bales (301), square bales (301).
72. The thermal storage sink (6, 102, 1000) of claim 69, further comprising rectangular tire bales (301 ) situated on at least one side of its perimeter.
73. The thermal storage sink (6, 102,1000) of claim 69, wherein:
said thermal storage sink (6, 102,1000) is connected with an acclimation sink (1202); and
said liquid (20,21,26) after utilization for transporting thermal energy to said indoor-air space (901) is returned to said acclimation sink ( 1202) and prevented from reentering said sink (6, 102, 1000) until a temperature of water in said acclimation tank is detected to be substantially equal to that of liquid in said sink (6,102,1000).
74. The thermal storage sink (6, 102, 1000) of claim 69, further comprising a fluidic attachment of said sink (6,102, 1000) to at least one of a well (1501) or underground stream (1504) for replenishing any fluid taken from said sink (6,102,1000).
75. The thermal storage sink (6, 102,1000) of claim 69, further comprising a firefighting conduit (24) for using said thermal storage liquid (20,21 ,26) within said sink (6, 102, 1000) to fight a fire.
76. The thermal storage sink (6,102,1000) of claim 69, said sink (6, 102,1000) further comprising at least 10,000 gallons of liquid (20,21 ,26) therein during at least 90 days of the year.
77. The thermal storage sink (6, 102, 1000) of claim 69, further comprising at least one additional recyclable material selected from the group consisting of: construction debris (501 ), baled waste plastic (402,403), and waste glass (502).
78. The thermal storage sink (6, 102, 1000) of claim 69, said bailed tires (301) substantially covering a roof of said sink (6, 102,1000) for insulating said sink (6, 102,1000) from temperatures above ground.
79. The thermal storage sink (6, 102, 1000) of claim 69, comprising a thermal added (102) sink.
80. The thermal storage sink (6,102, 1000) of claim 69, comprising a geothermal (1000) sink.
81. A method of using a thermal storage sink (6, 102, 1000), comprising:
providing a sink (6, 102, 1000);
providing liquid (20,21 ,26) within said sink (6, 102, 1000); and
using least one recyclable material comprising compacted baled waste tires (14,301) for at least one of the following functions: providing insulation, providing a free flow of liquid therethrough, providing increased thermal mass and increased structural support to said sink relative to waste tires which are not compacted, resisting settling of a surface above said sink, buffering shock to said sink, protecting pipes or conduits located within or serving said sink, averting deflection, eliminating or reducing costly drilling, reducing a need for plastic tubing, eliminating casing, reducing thermal sink construction costs.
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82. The method of claim 81, further comprising refilling said sink (6, 102, 1000) when said liquid (20,21 ,26) is removed therefrom for transporting said thermal energy, using a refill chamber (1301) therefor.
83. The method of claim 81 , further comprising at least some of said compacted baled waste tires (14, 301) baled into at least one of: pipe like bales(14), rectangular bales (301), square bales (301).
84. The method of claim 81 , further comprising situating rectangular tire bales (301) on at least one side of a perimeter of said sink (6, 102, 1000).
85. The method of claim 81 , further comprising:
connecting said sink (6, 102,1000) with an acclimation sink (1202); and
after utilizing said liquid (20,21 ,26) for transporting thermal energy to said indoor-air space (901), returning said liquid (20,21 ,26) to said acclimation sink (1202) and preventing said liquid (20,21,26) from reentering said sink (6, 102, 1000) until a temperature of water in said acclimation tank is detected to be substantially equal to that of liquid in said sink (6, 102, 1000).
86. The method of claim 81, further comprising replenishing any fluid taken from said sink (6,102,1000) using a fluidic attachment of said sink (6,102, 1000) to at least one of a well (1501 ) or underground stream (1504) therefor.
87. The method of claim 81 , further comprising fight a fire using said thermal storage liquid (20,21 ,26) within said sink (6, 102, 1000), via using a firefighting conduit (24) therefor.
88. The method of claim 81 , said sink (6, 102, 1000) further comprising at least 10,000 gallons of liquid (20,21 ,26) therein during at least 90 days of the year.
89. The method of claim 81 , further comprising using at least one additional recyclable material selected from the group consisting of: construction debris (501), baled waste plastic (402,403), and waste glass (502).
90. The method of claim 81 , further comprising substantially covering a roof of said sink (6, 102, 1000) for insulating said sink (6,102,1000) from temperatures above ground, using said bailed tires (301) therefor.
91. The method of claim 81 , said thermal storage sink (6, 102, 1000) comprising a thermal added ( 102) sink.
92. The method of claim 81 , said thermal storage sink (6, 102, 1000) comprising a geothermal ( 1000) sink.
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Independent claim 1 as amended under Article 19 now recites "compacted baled waste tires (14, 301) for enhancing thermal storage" and that "said compacted baled waste tires (14, 301), because of increased density due their compaction, provide increased structural support and increased thermal mass for said thermal storage system relative to waste tires which are not compacted." Similar amendments have been made in the remaining pending independent claims, and as needed in the dependent claims. Compacting does add costs to preparing the waste tires for use in a thermal storage system, so someone simply looking to discard old tires by using them in a thermal storage system would be motivated to not use baled waste tires which have been compacted.

To the extent that the cited references Dl through D6 may mention using tires, none of these references at any point discloses or suggests that these tires are to be compacted, or that the compaction itself would provide an increased thermal mass and also allows the tires to provide increased structural support. As noted in applicant's disclosure on page 8, lines 17 and 18, "the compacting and baling processes will enhance that material's supportive capabilities." Further, from page 8, lines 19 and 20, "[compacting and binding also prevent the bale from disintegrating back into its various components over time." Further, from page 15, lines 17 and 18, "[t]he compacted tires within the aquifer have good insulating properties of their own and add to the thermal mass of the system." Finally, from page 18, lines 24 and 25, "[a] compacted baled tire's qualities make this material unique and hard to find in other materials, leaving them ideally suited for the construction of a thermal sink of large size."

As a result of the foregoing amendments and remarks, the novelty rejections of the pending independent claims in point 3 of the ISA Written opinion are traversed.

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