Renewable electric power based cooking system

Abstract

According to various aspects of the invention, a cooking system is disclosed. The cooking system includes one or more thermal storages capable of storing thermal energy using electric power received from one or more energy source; one or more heat exchanger circuit for transferring the thermal energy from the one or more thermal storages; and a cooking unit arranged in heat exchanging relationship with the one or more thermal storages via one or more heat exchanger circuits. The cooking unit receives the thermal energy from the one or more thermal storages for cooking

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         25 . A cooking system characterized in that the system provides a thermal storage for hot water into the cooking unit, a heat exchanger supplying heat to the cooking unit and a refrigeration unit for supplying cold energy to the cooking unit, wherein the thermal energy is powered by electric power, the cooking system comprising:
 a. one or more thermal storages capable of storing thermal energy in the form of heat and cold energy using the electric power received from an energy source;   b. one or more heat exchanger circuits for transferring the thermal energy in the form of heat and cold energy from one or more thermal storages; and   c. a cooking unit for receiving thermal energy from one or more thermal storages, wherein the cooking unit is provided with the discretion of receiving heat energy and cold energy from one or more thermal storages for cooking and refrigeration of one or more items in the cooking unit.   
     
     
         26 . The cooking system as claimed in  claim 25 , wherein the cooking system comprises an electric energy unit configured to generate electric power from the energy received from the energy source, wherein the energy source is a renewable energy source. 
     
     
         27 . The cooking system as claimed in  claim 25 , wherein the cooking system comprises one or more sensors and a programmable controller communicating with the one or more sensors for controlling the functioning of the electric energy unit, the one or more thermal storages, one or more heat exchanger circuits and the cooking unit. 
     
     
         28 . The cooking system as claimed in  claim 25 , wherein the cooking system comprises an electric battery capable of storing energy from the electric power received from the energy source, wherein the programmable controller switches between a heating element of the one or more thermal storages and the charging electric battery for storing energy from the electric power. 
     
     
         29 . The cooking system as claimed in  claim 25 , wherein the programmable controller controls the amount of thermal energy transferred from one or more thermal storages to one or more cooking units through one or more heat exchanger circuits, wherein the thermal energy is the heat transferred from one or more thermal storages to one or more cooking units. 
     
     
         30 . The cooking system as claimed in  claim 25 , wherein the programmable controller controls the amount of thermal energy transferred from one or more thermal storages to one or more cooking units through one or more heat exchanger circuits, wherein the thermal energy is the hot water transferred from one or more thermal storages to one or more cooking units. 
     
     
         31 . The cooking system as claimed in  claim 25 , wherein the programmable controller controls the amount of thermal energy transferred from one or more thermal storages to one or more cooking units through one or more heat exchanger circuits, wherein the thermal energy is the cold energy transferred from one or more thermal storages to one or more cooking units. 
     
     
         32 . The cooking system as claimed in  claim 25 , wherein a thermal storage of the one or more thermal storages comprises one of a sensible heat storage material, a phase change material and a thermo-chemical storage material for storing thermal energy. 
     
     
         33 . The cooking system as claimed in  claim 25 , wherein a thermal storage of the one or more thermal storages stores water, wherein the water in the thermal storage is heated using the electric power. 
     
     
         34 . The cooking system as claimed in  claim 31 , wherein the thermal storage is connected to the cooking unit for supplying hot water to the cooking unit for cooking. 
     
     
         35 . The cooking system as claimed in  claim 34 , wherein the cooking system further comprises a water dispensing unit as the thermal storage for dispensing hot water into the cooking unit, wherein the hot water is used as cooking content. 
     
     
         36 . The cooking system as claimed in  claim 25 , wherein water present in a heat exchanger circuit of the one or more heat exchanger circuits is heated by the thermal energy from a thermal storage of the one or more thermal storages. 
     
     
         37 . The cooking system as claimed in  claim 25 , wherein the cooking unit is arranged in heat exchanging relationship with one or more thermal storages for supplying thermal energy in the form of heat and cold energy through one or more heat exchanger circuits. 
     
     
         38 . The cooking system as claimed in  claim 25 , wherein a thermal storage of the one or more thermal storages is a cold thermal storage, wherein the cold thermal storage supplies cold energy to the cooking unit by means of heat exchange mechanism. 
     
     
         39 . The cooking system as claimed in  claim 25 , wherein the cooking system further comprises a refrigeration unit configured to perform at least one of:
 supplying cold energy to the thermal storage of the one or more thermal storages, wherein the thermal storage supplies cold energy to the cooking unit; and   supplying the cold energy to the cooking unit.   
     
     
         40 . The cooking system as claimed in  claim 25 , wherein one or more thermal storages is thermally insulated by thermal insulation. 
     
     
         41 . The cooking system as claimed in  claim 40 , wherein the thermal insulation is a vacuum based thermal insulation. 
     
     
         42 . The cooking system as claimed in  claim 25 , wherein the heat exchanger circuit pumps thermal energy to the cooking unit. 
     
     
         43 . The cooking system as claimed in  claim 25 , wherein the energy source is at least one of a renewable energy source and an electric energy source. 
     
     
         44 . The cooking system as claimed in  claim 25 , wherein the cooking system comprises more than one thermal storages and cooking units for performing simultaneous cooking operations at discrete temperatures and heat flow, wherein the programmable controller controls the amount of thermal energy transferred between the thermal storages and the cooking units. 
     
     
         45 . A renewable energy-based cooking system, wherein the renewable energy based cooking system comprises:
 a. an electric energy unit configured to generate electric power from a renewable energy source;   b. one or more thermal storages, wherein each of the thermal storages is capable of storing thermal energy from the electric power;   c. one or more heat exchanger circuits for transferring the thermal energy from the one or more thermal storages; and   d. a cooking unit arranged in heat exchanging relationship with one or more thermal storages via the heat exchanger circuit, wherein the cooking unit receives the thermal energy from the one or more thermal storages for cooking.   
     
     
         46 . The renewable energy-based cooking system as claimed in  claim 45 , wherein the renewable energy-based cooking system comprises one or more sensors and a programmable controller communicating with the one or more sensors for controlling the functioning of the electric energy unit, the one or more thermal storages, the one or more heat exchanger circuits and the cooking unit. 
     
     
         47 . The renewable energy-based cooking system as claimed in  claim 45 , wherein the renewable energy-based cooking system comprises an electric battery capable of storing energy from the electric power, wherein the programmable controller switches between a heating element of the one or more thermal storages and the charging electric battery for storing energy from the electric power. 
     
     
         48 . The renewable energy-based cooking system as claimed in  claim 45 , wherein the thermal storage of the one or more thermal storages stores water, wherein the water in the thermal storage is heated using the electric power received from the electric energy unit. 
     
     
         49 . The renewable energy-based cooking system as claimed in  claim 48 , wherein the thermal storage is connected to the cooking unit for supplying hot water to the cooking unit for cooking. 
     
     
         50 . The renewable energy-based cooking system as claimed in  claim 45 , wherein the cooking system comprises a refrigeration unit configured to perform at least one of:
 supplying cold energy to the thermal storage of the one or more thermal storages, wherein the thermal storage supplies cold energy to the cooking unit; and   supplying the cold energy to the cooking unit.   
     
     
         51 . The renewable energy-based cooking system as claimed in  claim 45 , wherein one or more heat exchanger circuits pump thermal energy to the cooking unit. 
     
     
         52 . A method for manufacturing a cooking system characterized in that the method provides a thermal storage for supplying hot water to the cooking unit and a heat exchanger for supplying heat to cooking unit and a refrigeration unit for supplying cold energy to the cooking unit through the control storage, wherein the thermal energy is powered by electric power, the method comprising the steps of:
 i. providing one or more thermal storages, wherein a thermal storage of the one or more thermal storages is capable of storing thermal energy in the form of heat and cold energy using the electric power received from one or more energy source;   ii. providing one or more heat exchanger circuits for transferring the thermal energy in the form of heat and cold energy from the one or more thermal storages; and   iii. providing a cooking unit for receiving thermal energy from one or more thermal storages, wherein the cooking unit is provided with the discretion of receiving heat energy and cold energy from one or more thermal storages for cooking and refrigeration of one or more items in the cooking unit.