WO2011105989A2 - Cellule de stockage d'énergie thermique à l'hydrure réversible optimisée pour applications solaires - Google Patents

Cellule de stockage d'énergie thermique à l'hydrure réversible optimisée pour applications solaires Download PDF

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WO2011105989A2
WO2011105989A2 PCT/US2010/002729 US2010002729W WO2011105989A2 WO 2011105989 A2 WO2011105989 A2 WO 2011105989A2 US 2010002729 W US2010002729 W US 2010002729W WO 2011105989 A2 WO2011105989 A2 WO 2011105989A2
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F28—HEAT EXCHANGE IN GENERAL
    • F28D—HEAT-EXCHANGE APPARATUS, NOT PROVIDED FOR IN ANOTHER SUBCLASS, IN WHICH THE HEAT-EXCHANGE MEDIA DO NOT COME INTO DIRECT CONTACT
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F24—HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
    • F24S—SOLAR HEAT COLLECTORS; SOLAR HEAT SYSTEMS
    • F24S23/00—Arrangements for concentrating solar-rays for solar heat collectors
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
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  • This invention relates to a solar energy collection and storage system and more particularly to a solar energy collection and storage system which converts solar energy into thermal energy storing the energy in the heat of formation of calcium hydride.
  • Solar energy provides a thermal power source which can supply a significant fraction of the world energy needs.
  • a complete system which can absorb the sunlight during the day and produce continuous electricity provides a benefit to the society.
  • Large scale solar power production, in GWatt quantities, is the focus of this patent.
  • a power tower concept provides a solution where a central receiver absorbs sunlight from a field of mirrors focused on the tower.
  • the Barstow facility, Solar 1 and 2 provides an example of this type of facility.
  • a thermal storage medium of potassium nitrate/ sodium nitrate salts allow several hours of extended run time be; nnd the daylight hours. These systems use the heat of fusion w.
  • the salt ie when a material transitions from a liquid to a solid, as the storage medium.
  • the energy density oi 'he salt mixture requires significant quantities of salts to provide a few extra hours of opc ation due to the low energy density.
  • This invention utilizes the heat of formation between calcium and hydrogen to form calcium hydride as the energy storage medium.
  • Calcium hydride provides up to 20 times the energy density of the solar 1 and 2 salt systems.
  • Calcium hydride is chosen due to its ability to be broken apart using a thermal heat source; such as the sun.
  • the process is endothermic absorbing the suns ⁇ *"ergy during the day and storing it chemically.
  • the process is reversed at night with e calcium and hydrogen recombining to form calcium hydride in an exothermic reactiu
  • the direction of the reaction is controlled by the temperature and pressure in the reaction chamber.
  • Calcium hydride is one of the more stable hydrides and will operate reversibly in the 1200 F to 2200 F temperature range. At these temperatures a Stirling engine or supercritical C02 Brayton cycle can be used, integrated with a heat pipe, to produce electricity from the thermal storage.
  • Titanium iron hydride provides a low cost storage solutio-n for the hydrogen.
  • Heat exchangers with thermal storage can be used to store the heat when the hvdrogen is cooled from temperatures of approximately 200O F to 100 F.
  • ⁇ method fot ring the thermal energy from the hydrogen is to use a thermo-cline filled with boron oxide and dispersed graphite fibers placed perpendicular to the hydrogen flow heat exchanger. The top of the thermo-cline remains at high temperature while the bottom remains at a lower temperature. Hydrogen flows between two manifolds located within the thermo-cline within a series of tubes dispersed within the boron, oxide to transfer thermal energy to and from the hydrogen. When the hydrogen i lows from the reactor to the storage it is cooled by the boron oxide.
  • a second method for stoiring the hydrogen thermal energy uses a high temperature boron oxide liquid counter- flow heat exchanger which provides an efficient solution to recover the majority of th e heat from the hydrogen.
  • a second low temperature counter flow heat exchanger, u .sing a nitrate salt mixture, can also be integrated to extract more of the energy from t' he hydrogen.
  • the advantage of this system is that it is z ⁇ completely reversible closed cycle.
  • the intermittent sunlight can be chemically stored and released at a controlled rate for electric power production.
  • the system uses mat erials which are low cost and provide a competitive electrical production facility for both small and very large scale application.
  • the storage system consists of three tank systems: The first is the calcium and calcium hydride storage cell (1) with reaction chamber. T ⁇ v second is the hydrogen storage tanks (2) using a low temperature titanium iron hydride material. The third tank provides thermal storage used for extracting the energy fr ?he hydrogen prior to the hydrogen being stored in the low temperatui e hydride tanks ⁇ single thermo-cline tank is used to store the hydrogen energy as it cools from 2000 J *' to near room temperature. This embodiment uses a high temperature double tank (17) to cool the hydrogen from 2000 F to 100 F. This thermal storage tank combination is also used to heat the hydrogen prior to it entering the calcium cell (1).
  • FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of a three tank system.
  • the calcium/ calcium hydride tank (1) consists of an outer tank (3a), a mid tank (3b), and inner tank (4) with an insulation layer (6) between the three tanks.
  • the inner tank (4) is maintained at temperatures of 1500 F to 2000 F while the outer tank (3a) is slightly above room temperature.
  • the insulation (6) maintains a minimal heat loss between the tlu ec tanks.
  • the inner tank (4) contains the two materials calcium and calcium hydri -e.
  • the calcium floats above the calcium hydride. Above 1800 F both materials are liquid.
  • the insulation layer (6) extends completely around both inner tank (4) and mid tank (3b) including the top and bottom.
  • the mid shell serves as a containment shell for the liquids during operation.
  • the reaction between calcium and hydrogen to produce calcium hydride is exothermic. This provides the heat source to drive a thermal engine such as a Stirling engine, Brayton turbine, or steam turbine.
  • Calcium, calcium hydride, and hydrogen gas are in equilibrium with the hydrogen pressure a function of the reaction temperature. At approximately 1800 F this equilibrium is 1 atmosphere pressure. At 2000 F this is approximately 3 atmospheres pressure.
  • the system pressure and temperature combination is used to create either an exothermic or endothermic reaction between the 3 components.
  • a fully charged cell is all calcium with hydrogen stored separately.
  • a fully discharged cell is all calcium hydride.
  • Hydrogen is used to pressurize the three tank regions within cell (1); including the lid (5).
  • a hydrogen inlet and outlet line (1 1a) is located in the top of the calcium calcium hydride tank (1).
  • a bolt flange (14a), at the top of tanks (3a), and (3b) join together to seal the two tanks.
  • a water cooled lid (5) maintains o-ring seal temperatures.
  • a quartz window (15) is located on the top of the calcium/ calcium hydride tank (1), in lid (5), so that sunlight can project onto the reaction chamber (9).
  • the reaction chamber (9) is fabricated of a molybdenum lanthanum oxide material.
  • the inner surface of the reaction chamber (9) is chromium plated to protect the molybdenum from oxidation if air enters into the reaction chamber (9) while at high temperature and to provide a low emissivity surface for the sunlight absorption after the chromium plating is oxidized.
  • a series of helio-stat mirrors located on the ground around the solar thermal reaction tower are focused on a down facing mirror, which is attached to the top of a down mirror tower, and which is located above the calcium/calcium hydride tank (1) and focuses sunlight through the quartz window (15).
  • the area between the quartz window (15) and the reaction chamber (9) does not have insulation.
  • Argon, nitrogen gas or a vacuum fills the reaction chamber (9).
  • a means of filling the inside of the reaction chamber (9) with insulation reduces heat loss at night.
  • a movable set of plates, fitted within the reaction chamber (9), could be setup to close the region with insulation at night. During the day the plates would move in an outward direction to allow a clear space between the quartz window (15) and the reaction chamber (9).
  • An alternative would be to have a hinged insulated or reflective lid which closes over the quartz window (15) during the night.
  • the inner tank (4) is made of molybdenum with Lanthanum oxide dispersed within the metal which raises the recrystallization temperature above the metal operating temperature. Remaining below the recrystallization temperature is very important to the strength and toughness of the molybdenum.
  • the outer tank (3a) is made of a low temperature stainless such as 304 or 316.
  • the mid tank (3b) is made of a high temperature stainless such as RA330 or Haynes 230.
  • a Rhenium layer (16) is coated on the inside of the inner tank (4). This Rhenium layer (16) provides a barrier between the Calcium or calcium hydride and the braze junctions used to fabricate the molybdenum tank (4).
  • the inner tank (4) is fabricated from sheet stock and is brazed together at the side, top, and bottom locations.
  • the molybdenum is machined to provide a tapered overlapping joint for brazing.
  • a chromium layer is electroplated at the joint locations.
  • the parts are brazed with a Cobalt- Palladium alloy to provide sealed junctions. Once the brazes are complete the Rhenium is applied locally over the braze junction with a thickness of approximately 0.004 inches on the inner tank surface.
  • an addition of 10% to 40% Rhenium can be added.
  • the inner tank (4) could be fabricated from a ceramic material such as calcium aluminate or calcium oxide.
  • the material could have a molybdenum lanthanum oxide wire mesh distributed within the ceramic wall to increase the inner tank strength and prevent large cracks from forming.
  • the insulation between tank (4) and (3b) can be a powder fill of calcium oxide or it can be a rigid insulation such as silicon dioxide or aluminum oxide.
  • the hydride tanks (2) are used to hold the hydrogen at ambient temperature.
  • the tanks contain a solid porous material which allows rapid hydrogen transport in and out of the porous material.
  • a chemical bond is created within the material which creates a metal hydride.
  • Titanium iron hydride is chosen for this application as ambient temperature low cost material. Over 1% hydrogen by weight is absorbed when the hydride is created. Hydrogen is absorbed and released when maintained between 0C and 50 C.
  • the hydrogen pressure varies with temperature. As the temperature is raised the pressure rises to several atmospheres.
  • a flowing water heat exchanger tank (8) surrounds the hydride tanks (2) and maintains the hydride powder temperature during the hydrogen absorption and desorption processes. The hydrogen movement results in either an exothermic or endothermic reaction.
  • When hydrogen is added to the titanium iron powder thermal energy is released into the water bath (8).
  • When hydrogen is removed from the titanium iron hydride thermal energy is added from the water bath into the hydride powder to maintain the hydrogen pressure.
  • thermo-cline double tank (1 ) is used to store the hydrogen thermal energy when it is being cooled from approximately 2000F to 100F.
  • the thermo-cline tank uses the specific heat of liquid boron oxide to store the hydrogen energy.
  • the high temperature dual tanks (17) operate between approximately 2000F at the top of the tank and 100 F at the bottom using boron oxide as a heat transfer fluid.
  • the thermo-cline tank (17) is used to cool the hydrogen during charging and heat the hydrogen during discharge.
  • a Stirling engine (20) is located next to the calcium/ calcium hydride storage tank (1).
  • a metal vapor boiler and heat pipe/ metal boiler (21) connects from the Stirling engine (20) into the inner tank (4).
  • Magnesium vapor is used as a heat transfer fluid within the boiler and heat pipe (21).
  • the tydraagejQ mes are attached as follows:
  • thermo-cline heat exchanger (17) connects to the hydride tanks (2).
  • the common hydride tank feed line is (1 IF).
  • FIG 2 shows an embodiment of the system where a heat pipe ( 10) is integrated at the top of the hydride storage cell (1).
  • a heat pipe ( 10) is integrated at the top of the hydride storage cell (1).
  • the -.vstem behavior for the hydrogen flow and energy flow is identical to figure 1 where t e solar heat is applied directly to the bottom of the reaction chamber (9).
  • the different* is in the location of the solar heat target.
  • the solar energy passes through the quartz window (15) and projects directly onto the bottom of the reaction chamber i * I
  • This system requires that the solar input beam be substantially vertical passing thrcigh the quartz window (15).
  • the side focusing helio-stats first create an approximately constant diameter sunlight beam of 12 inches in diameter for the 100 kW system.
  • the system operates in a charging mode and a discharging mode.
  • System operation can be maintained by controlling temperatures in both the calcium reactor and titanium iron hydride storage tanks.
  • the total system can operate without valves so that the pressure is constant throughout the system.
  • Hydrogen pressure in the hydride storage (2), thermo- cline (17), and reactor (1) are constant as long as the flow rates are slow or stopped. Piping is sized to minimize pressure drop through the system while the hydrogen is flowing during normal operation.
  • the equilibrium hydrogen pressure is approximately 1 atmosphere at 1800 F and 5 atmospheres at 2000 F in the calcium reactor (1) between the calcium, hydrogen, and calcium hydride. Below equilibrium temperature the reaction is exothermic creating calcium hydride. Above equilibrium temperature the reaction is endothermic creating calcium and hydrogen.
  • the equilibrium temperature is approximately 1900 F. If the reactor (I) is heated by the sun then the temperature rises slightly and hydrogen is formed. The rate of hydrogen produced from the reactor (1 ) is a function of the temperature above equilibrium. The hydrogen generation rate will increase until a new equilibrium is reached in solar energy absorbed and the energy required for the endothermic reaction. When the solar energy is reduced, at night or wj ⁇ ; ⁇ ejk3 ⁇ 4u# presses (overhead, then the temperature drops within the calcium reactor (1) untii a new equilibrium is reached " in hydrogen flow. As the soiar energy goes to zero then the temperature drops to a point where hydrogen wants to flow back into the calcium reactor (1).
  • the hydrogen reacts with the calcium and creates an exothermic reaction which produces a new equilibrium temperature.
  • the system is designed so that all processes operate in the 1 to 5 atmospheres and 1800 F to 2000 F reactor ( I) temperature ranges.
  • One of the features of this system is the automatic stability based on heat input to the calcium reactor which allows the system to operate without hydrogen flow rate controls.
  • Titanium iron hydride provides an ideal solution for the storage of hydrogen due to its ability to combine and release hydrogen near ambient temperature conditions. The process is exothermic when hydrogen is combining to form the titanium iron hydride and endothermic when hydrogen is being released. Operating near ambient conditions allows this heat, to and from the titanium iron hydride reaction, to come from the surroundings so that extra energy is not required by the system.
  • the movement of hydrogen in and out of the titanium iron hydride is a function of the titanium iron hydride temperature which also operates in an equilibrium condition. The equilibrium pressure is approximately 1.5 atmospheres at 32 F and 5.5 atmospheres at 86 F.
  • the titanium iron hydride needs to be cooled during the day while hydrogen is flowing into the titanium iron hydride powder as this process is exothermic and releases heat.
  • a flowing water bath (8) which surrounds multiple tanks (2).
  • the tanks (2) are positioned sideways, with the hydride powder filling approximately 70% of the volume, to allow for expansion of the titanium iron hydride during the absorption process.
  • Using the earth as a heat sink allows an almost constant temperature for both day and night for the water bath (8).
  • a temperature of approximately 60 F, based on an average ground temperature, allows the hydrogen equilibrium to stay near 3 atmospheres during the system operation.
  • the hydrogen exiting the hydrogen line (1 la) is at approximately 1900 F and contains a substantial amount of thermal energy.
  • the hydrogen flows through the thermo-cline heat exchanger (18a) and is cooled by the boron oxide in the thermal storage (17).
  • the hydrogen temperature drops from 2000 F to 100 F while the boron oxide is heated from 100 F to 2000 F.
  • Graphite fiber oriented perpendicular to the hydrogen flow increases the heat transfer within the boron oxide in the radial direction.
  • Graphite has a much lower thermal conductivity perpendicular to the fiber direction. This allows the boron oxide to operate with the 1900 F temperature gradient within the tank with minimal thermal losses.
  • the temperature of the calcium/ calcium hydride is maintained at approximately 1900 F in tank (4) by maintaining the hydrogen pressure above the calcium to approximately 3 atmospheres.
  • the system flow chart is shown in figure 4.
  • the Stirling engine (20) extracts heat directly from tank (4) which contains the calcium and calcium hydride.
  • a heat pipe (21 ) connects to the hot side of the Stirling engine and passes through the outer tank lid (5) and into tank (4). Sufficient heat pipe area is extended within tank (4), or on the external surface of tank (4), to prevent the calcium hydride from solidifying around the heat pipe while the engine is extracting thermal energy.
  • the rate of hydrogen flowing out of the hydride tanks (2) is controlled by the temperature of the reaction chamber (1). As the calcium and calcium hydride temperature drops the equilibrium pressure drops until the pressure in the reactor (1) falls below the hydride tank (2) pressure.
  • the system could operate without either the high temperature storage tank (17) or the low temperature storage tank (22).
  • a secondary cooling loop using an external heat exchanger with the surroundings could be used such as with air, a solid heat sink, or water cooling.
  • the heat engines could include any variation of brayton, Stirling, or rankine cycles.
  • a secondary steam cycle could also be used to supply peaking power utilizing a steam turbine.
  • An inert gas within tank (3A) could be nitrogen or argon instead of hydrogen to reduce the heat loss.
  • the gas in (3 A) would not have the filter (24) through the (3b) wall.
  • the hydride storage material could be a number of hydrides including. Magnesium nickel hydride, lithium aluminum hydride, magnesium iron hydride, lanthanum nickel aluminum hydride, calcium nickel hydride, titanium iron hydride, or magnesium hydride.
  • the hydrogen could also be stored as a compressed gas or liquid.
  • the system can be operated over a wider temperature range such as 1200 F to 2500 F.
  • the system can operate with the temperature in tank (4) below 1800 F so that the Calcium hydride is a solid. .
  • a Kovar seal could be used to support reaction chamber (9) at the top of lid (5). Both the bolt flange (14a) and the quartz window (15) hold down ring could be water cooled.
  • the nitrate salt mixture could use lithium nitrate instead of, or with, the calcium nitrate as a eutectic with the potassium and sodium nitrate salts.
  • a 2 nd heat source For operation during long periods of cloudy weather a 2 nd heat source is required.
  • One solution is to use a burner and air pre- heater assembly where the heat is directed into an exhaust heat exchanger to absorb the combustion energy.
  • a closed hydrogen loop between the calcium tank (1) and the exhaust heat exchanger would provide a technique to maintain the calcium temperature.
  • the hydrogen would be pumped in and out of the region above the liquid calcium in tank (1) with the additional heat being extracted from the exhaust heat exchanger. Any type of fuel could be used for this purpose.
  • a variation on the quartz window (15) cover would be to use a 2 way shape memory alloy attached to an insulated multi-segment door.
  • the segments would be hinged against the top wall of the reaction chamber (9).
  • heating from the sun would cause the memory metal to flex downward opening the segments by rotating the insulation up against the reaction chamber (9) wall so that sun could enter.
  • the cooling from lack of sunlight would cool the memory metal and it would flex to rotate the insula e segiimeiiiils so as to close the lid which reduces thermal loss at night.
  • the thermal storage system provides a unique and significant advantage in that it provides a continuous low cost high energy demsity control system. Integ> ation of these features allows economically viable storage systems over a much broader size range than existing storage systems.
  • the claims provide details of how the unique features are integrated into a complete system.

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La présente invention a trait à système de collecte et de stockage d'énergie solaire et à un procédé permettant de collecter et de stocker de l'énergie solaire. Le système comprend un dispositif permettant de concentrer l'énergie solaire dans une chambre de réaction en vue d'obtenir une conversion d'un hydrure métallique en métal liquide et en hydrogène, une chambre d'hydrure métallique/de métal contenant un mélange d'hydrure métallique/de métal, un système de stockage d'hydrogène utilisant des hydrures et une thermocline pour récupérer l'énergie thermique provenant de l'hydrogène lorsqu'il est refroidi pour passer de 2 000 °F à des conditions ambiantes afin de le stocker.
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