公开(公告)号：US20210318034A1

公开(公告)日：2021-10-14

申请号：US16304946

申请日：2017-05-28

申请人： SUN BUCKETS, INC.

发明人： J. Bruce Litchfield ,  Matthew Paul Alonso ,  Joe Bradley

IPC分类号： F24S60/10 ,  F24S20/30 ,  F24S70/60 ,  F28F3/04 ,  F28F21/08

摘要： Devices, systems, and methods relating to providing a portable, rechargeable vessel for collecting, storing, and recovering thermal energy are provided. In one aspect, vessel includes a structure defining a well and an open-top portion at the top of the well; a phase-change material, wherein the phase-change material is disposed in the well, the phase-change material being configured to change phase at temperature in the range of 110-700° C.; one or more thermally-conductive fins interleaved in the phase-change material; and a thermally-conductive heat transfer plate disposed at and substantially covering the open-top portion of the structure, in direct thermal contact with the one or more fins, thereby allowing the transfer plate to directly exchange thermal energy with the phase change material.

公开(公告)号：US11982494B2

公开(公告)日：2024-05-14

申请号：US16304946

申请日：2017-05-28

申请人： SUN BUCKETS, INC.

发明人： J. Bruce Litchfield ,  Matthew Paul Alonso ,  Joe Bradley

IPC分类号： F28D20/02 ,  B65D81/38 ,  F24S20/30 ,  F24S50/20 ,  F24S60/10 ,  F24S70/20 ,  F24S70/60 ,  F28F3/04 ,  F28F21/08

CPC分类号： F28D20/02 ,  B65D81/38 ,  F24S20/30 ,  F24S50/20 ,  F24S60/10 ,  F24S70/20 ,  F24S70/60 ,  F28F3/048 ,  F28F21/084 ,  F28F2275/06

摘要： Devices, systems, and methods relating to providing a portable, rechargeable vessel for collecting, storing, and recovering thermal energy are provided. In one aspect, vessel includes a structure defining a well and an open-top portion at the top of the well; a phase-change material, wherein the phase-change material is disposed in the well, the phase-change material being configured to change phase at temperature in the range of 110-700° C.; one or more thermally-conductive fins interleaved in the phase-change material; and a thermally-conductive heat transfer plate disposed at and substantially covering the open-top portion of the structure, in direct thermal contact with the one or more fins, thereby allowing the transfer plate to directly exchange thermal energy with the phase change material.

公开(公告)号：US11808525B2

公开(公告)日：2023-11-07

申请号：US16304946

申请日：2017-05-28

申请人： SUN BUCKETS, INC.

发明人： J. Bruce Litchfield ,  Matthew Paul Alonso ,  Joe Bradley

IPC分类号： F28D20/02 ,  F24S60/10 ,  F24S70/20 ,  F24S20/30 ,  F24S50/20 ,  F24S70/60 ,  F28F3/04 ,  F28F21/08 ,  B65D81/38

CPC分类号： F28D20/02 ,  B65D81/38 ,  F24S20/30 ,  F24S50/20 ,  F24S60/10 ,  F24S70/20 ,  F24S70/60 ,  F28F3/048 ,  F28F21/084 ,  F28F2275/06

摘要： Devices, systems, and methods relating to providing a portable, rechargeable vessel for collecting, storing, and recovering thermal energy are provided. In one aspect, vessel includes a structure defining a well and an open-top portion at the top of the well; a phase-change material, wherein the phase-change material is disposed in the well, the phase-change material being configured to change phase at temperature in the range of 110-700° C.; one or more thermally-conductive fins interleaved in the phase-change material; and a thermally-conductive heat transfer plate disposed at and substantially covering the open-top portion of the structure, in direct thermal contact with the one or more fins, thereby allowing the transfer plate to directly exchange thermal energy with the phase change material.