PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a nuclear thermal plant with load-following power generation.SOLUTION: An integrated energy system includes a nuclear thermal plant situated on a nuclear site. The nuclear thermal plant produces thermal energy that is transported to a thermal energy storage system located outside the nuclear site. The thermal storage system is thermally coupled to a power generation system which is also remote from the nuclear site. By this arrangement, the nuclear thermal plant is isolated and decoupled from the power generation system. The nuclear thermal plant may supply thermal energy of 800°C or more to be stored at the thermal energy storage system until needed, e.g., for industrial heat, a power generation system, or other uses. The thermal storage system is tolerant to sources, and one or more additional thermal energy generators, such as additional nuclear reactors, solar thermal plants or other thermal energy generators can be coupled to a common thermal storage system and power generation system.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 10
- 출원번호 : 2024114171
- 출원인 : TERRAPOWER LLC
- 특허번호 :
- IPC : G21D-005/02(2006.01);G21D-009/00(2006.01);G21D-005/04(2006.01);