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A full analysis of successful patents at Advanced Energy Technologies finds:
Various options of energy storage are described in patented solutions in the field of solar energy. They include such technologies as those using latent heat, molten materials, compressed air, and chemical reactions. In the pool of collected patent documents on solar energy storage, technical solutions disclosing the use of latent heat form the largest group of documents. In continuation of the article on energy storage technologies dated 05.06.2022 and articles dated 20.06.2022 and 22.12.2022 on CSP tracking systems, below we provide for your consideration a short analysis of patent documents related to solar energy storage systems employing latent heat approach.
More than 350 patent documents published in the…