Patents Assigned to GFM S.P.A.
  • Patent number: 12385470
    Abstract: An energy storage includes a first container including an inner space, a plurality of pressure vessels for compressed air that are stacked in rows inside the inner space of the first container, a tank containing a heat transfer fluid arranged inside the inner space of the first container, a compressor adapted to compress air, and a plurality of pneumatic ducts for compressed air connected to the compressor. The plurality of pneumatic ducts includes a plurality of heat exchangers adapted to enable a heat exchange between compressed air contained in the plurality of pneumatic ducts and heat transfer fluid contained inside the tank. The plurality of pneumatic ducts is connected to the plurality of pressure vessels supplying pressure vessels with compressed air, an electric turbine connected by the plurality of pneumatic ducts with the plurality of pressure vessels supplying compressed air for rotating the electric turbine to generate electric current.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2025
    Assignee: GFM S.P.A.
    Inventors: Manuel Cortinovis, Danilo Vigano', Francesco Stortiero, Giambattista Castelli
  • Publication number: 20230127282
    Abstract: An energy storage includes a first container including an inner space, a plurality of pressure vessels for compressed air that are stacked in rows inside the inner space of the first container, a tank containing a heat transfer fluid arranged inside the inner space of the first container, a compressor adapted to compress air, and a plurality of pneumatic ducts for compressed air connected to the compressor. The plurality of pneumatic ducts includes a plurality of heat exchangers adapted to enable a heat exchange between compressed air contained in the plurality of pneumatic ducts and heat transfer fluid contained inside the tank. The plurality of pneumatic ducts is connected to the plurality of pressure vessels supplying pressure vessels with compressed air, an electric turbine connected by the plurality of pneumatic ducts with the plurality of pressure vessels supplying compressed air for rotating the electric turbine to generate electric current.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2021
    Publication date: April 27, 2023
    Applicant: GFM S.P.A.
    Inventors: Manuel CORTINOVIS, Danilo VIGANO', Francesco STORTIERO, Giambattista CASTELLI