REVERSIBLE HYDRIDE THERMAL ENERGY STORAGE CELL OPTIMIZE FOR SOLAR APPLICATIONS

摘要

A solar energy collection and storage system and a method of collecting and storing solar energy. The system includes a device for focusing solar energy onto a reaction chamber for the conversion of metal hydride to liquid metal and hydrogen, a metal/ metal hydride chamber containing a metal/ metal hydride mixture, a hydrogen storage system using hydrides and a thermo-cline for recovering the thermal energy from the hydrogen when it is cooled from 2000 F to ambient conditions for storage.