A review of potential materials for thermal energy storage in building applications

Tatsidjodoung, Parfait; Pierrès, Nolwenn Le; Luo, Lingai

doi:10.1016/j.rser.2012.10.025

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“…Thermal energy storage methods, technologies and applications have been examined in detail [see chapter 9 of Dincer and ] and several reviews published recently (Heier et al 2015;Soares et al 2013;Tatsidjodoung et al 2013;Waqas and Din 2013). For example, advanced storage concepts for active solar energy being carried out through the IEA (Task 32) were recently reviewed (Hadorn 2008a), as were relevant applications with solar energy (Sharma et al 2009;Singh et al 2010).…”

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“…Many researchers review TES technologies suitable for building applications, with a focus on storage materials and their classifications, recent developments, limitations and possible improvements for building uses (Tatsidjodoung et al 2013;Cabeza et al 2011). Investigations of thermal stratification, and the benefits it can provide in terms of efficiency and performance, have been reported (Njoku et al 2014).…”

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Optimization of seasonal storage for community-level energy systems: status and needs

Koohi-Fayegh

Rosen

2017

Energ. Ecol. Environ.

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The status and needs relating to the optimal design of community seasonal energy storage are reported. Thermal energy storage research has often focused on technology development and integration into buildings, but little emphasis has been placed on the most advantageous use of thermal storage in community energy systems. Depending on the composition and characteristics of a community, the most appropriate community thermal storage may differ from that for a single building. District energy systems usually link thermal users to cold supplies and/or heat supplies (e.g., solar thermal energy, geothermal energy from ground-source heat pumps or geothermal hot zones, industrial waste heat, thermal energy from cogeneration or trigeneration). It is demonstrated that the optimal integration of these technologies can be enhanced through the use of appropriate seasonal thermal energy storage and that community-level seasonal storage can facilitate the development of smart net-zero energy buildings and yield efficiency, economic and environmental benefits. Issues that need to be resolved to allow optimal solutions to be attained are described. Advanced tools are required for modeling, simulation, analysis, improvement, design and optimization, which incorporate advanced methods like exergy analysis. The most appropriate scale, number and type (e.g., sensible, latent, thermochemical) of thermal storages in a community need to be better assessed, and the appropriate time duration capacities for each determined in an optimal manner. This is particularly important since a combination of short-, medium-and long-term storage is sometimes required to yield the most benefits from community energy systems.

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Optimization of seasonal storage for community-level energy systems: status and needs

Koohi-Fayegh

Rosen

2017

Energ. Ecol. Environ.

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“…During the freezing process they form a blend crystal [48]. This mixture can consist of inorganic with inorganic, organic with inorganic and organic with organic (Table 3) [47]. The separation of the components is very unlikely because they mostly change phase without segregation (due to freezing to an intimate crystal mixture) and during the melting process all components change to liquid simultaneously.…”

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A review on energy conservation in buildings by use of Air layers and Phase Change Material

2017

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“…Moreover the process of phase change is almost isothermal for pure substances, and occurs over a finite range of temperature for composite materials, which is often an advantage compared to SHS systems. Solid-liquid transition proved to be the most economically attractive solution for LHS [12,13,15], due to the capability to store a relatively large amount of thermal energy within a narrow temperature range, without a large volume change [14]. However, the research and development conducted in the past showed also disadvantages concerning the low thermal conductivities typical of many PCMs, resulting in low rates of the charging and discharging processes [16].…”

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“…Eutectics are alloys of inorganic and/or organics having a single melting temperature, which is usually lower than that of any of the constitutive compounds. They are able to melt/freeze congruently without phase segregation [14]. The melting temperature is the main parameter to be considered for an appropriate selection of the PCM: it has to lie within the practical range of the selected application.…”

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Modelling and simulation of phase change material latent heat storages applied to a solar-powered Organic Rankine Cycle

2016

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Solar energy is one of the most promising renewable energy sources, but is intermittent by its nature. The study of efficient thermal heat storage technologies is of fundamental importance for the development of solar power systems. This work focuses on a robust mathematical model of a Latent Heat Storage (LHS) system constituted by a storage tank containing Phase Change Material spheres. The model, developed in EES environment, provides the time-dependent temperature profiles for the PCM and the heat transfer fluid flowing in the storage tank, and the energy and exergy stored as well. A case study on the application of the LHS technology is also presented. The operation of a solar power plant associated with a latent heat thermal storage and an ORC unit is simulated under dynamic (time-varying) solar radiation conditions with the software TRNSYS. The performance of the proposed plant is simulated over a one week period, and the results show that the system is able to provide power in 78.5% of the time, with weekly averaged efficiencies of 13.4% for the ORC unit, and of 3.9% for the whole plant (from solar radiation to net power delivered by the ORC expander).

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A review of potential materials for thermal energy storage in building applications

Cited by 529 publications

References 184 publications

Optimization of seasonal storage for community-level energy systems: status and needs

Optimization of seasonal storage for community-level energy systems: status and needs

A review on energy conservation in buildings by use of Air layers and Phase Change Material

Modelling and simulation of phase change material latent heat storages applied to a solar-powered Organic Rankine Cycle

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