Patents by Inventor Rajan B. Kasetty

Rajan B. Kasetty has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Thermal energy storage system comprising optimal thermocline management
    Patent number: 8554377
    Abstract: Methods for optimizing a thermocline in a thermal energy storage fluid within a thermal energy storage tank are disclosed. The methods comprise identifying a thermocline region in the fluid, adding thermal energy to a fluid stream extracted from the thermocline region, and returning the fluid stream to the tank at a plurality of locations above the thermocline region. The methods further comprise regulating the temperature of the fluid returned to the tank at a set point temperature by modulating the flow rate of the fluid stream and by changing the location from where the fluid is extracted from the tank.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2013
    Assignee: Terrafore, Inc.
    Inventors: Anoop K Mathur, Rajan B Kasetty
  • Thermal Energy Storage System Comprising Optimal Thermocline Management
    Publication number: 20120118554
    Abstract: Methods for optimizing a thermocline in a thermal energy storage fluid within a thermal energy storage tank are disclosed. The methods comprise identifying a thermocline region in the fluid, adding thermal energy to a fluid stream extracted from the thermocline region, and returning the fluid stream to the tank at a plurality of locations above the thermocline region. The methods further comprise regulating the temperature of the fluid returned to the tank at a set point temperature by modulating the flow rate of the fluid stream and by changing the location from where the fluid is extracted from the tank.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2010
    Publication date: May 17, 2012
    Applicant: TERRAFORE, INC.
    Inventors: Anoop K. Mathur, Rajan B. Kasetty