Patents by Inventor Stephen Ward NAEVE

Stephen Ward NAEVE 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).

  • Compressed air energy storage system having variable generation modes
    Patent number: 9383105
    Abstract: A method of operating a compressed air energy storage (CAES) system includes operating a compressor train of the CAES system, thereby compressing air. The method further includes, while operating the compressor train: inter-cooling a first portion of the compressed air; further compressing the inter-cooled first portion; after-cooling the further compressed first portion; supplying the after-cooled first portion to a storage vessel; supplying a second portion of the compressed air to a combustor; combusting the second portion; and operating a turbine train of the CAES system using the combusted second portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2016
    Assignees: APEX COMPRESSED AIR ENERGY STORAGE, LLC, Dresser-Rand Company
    Inventor: Stephen Ward Naeve
  • COMPRESSED AIR ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM HAVING VARIABLE GENERATION MODES
    Publication number: 20140026584
    Abstract: A method of operating a compressed air energy storage (CAES) system includes operating a compressor train of the CAES system, thereby compressing air. The method further includes, while operating the compressor train: inter-cooling a first portion of the compressed air; further compressing the inter-cooled first portion; after-cooling the further compressed first portion; supplying the after-cooled first portion to a storage vessel; supplying a second portion of the compressed air to a combustor; combusting the second portion; and operating a turbine train of the CAES system using the combusted second portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2013
    Publication date: January 30, 2014
    Inventor: Stephen Ward NAEVE