Application of PCM thermal energy storage system to reduce building energy consumption

Jeon, Jisoo; Lee, Jung Hun; Seo, Jungki; Jeong, Seung-hoon; Kim, Sumin

doi:10.1007/s10973-012-2291-9

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“…Indeed, many review articles devoted to the description of construction solutions with PCMs and their thermal performance analysis can be found in literature [9,75,[78][79][80][81]83,84,[166][167][168][169][170][171][172][173][174][175][176][177][178][179]. An updated review on PCMs integrated into transparent building elements was recently carried out by Fokaides et al [180].…”

Section: Phase Change Materialsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Energy efficiency and thermal performance of lightweight steel-framed (LSF) construction: A review

Soares

Santos

Gervásio

et al. 2017

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

106

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The improvement of the use of renewable energy sources, such as solar thermal energy, and the reduction of energy demand during the several stages of buildings' life cycle is crucial towards a more sustainable built environment. This paper presents an overview of the main features of lightweight steel-framed (LSF) construction with cold-formed elements from the point of view of life cycle energy consumption. The main LSF systems are described and some strategies for reducing thermal bridges and for improving the thermal resistance of LSF envelope elements are presented. Several passive strategies for increasing the thermal storage capacity of LSF solutions are discussed and particular attention is devoted to the incorporation of phase change materials (PCMs). These materials can be used to improve indoor thermal comfort, to reduce the energy demand for air-conditioning and to take advantage of solar thermal energy. The importance of reliable dynamic and holistic simulation methodologies to assess the energy demand for heating and cooling during the operational phase of LSF buildings is also discussed. Finally, the life cycle assessment (LCA) and the environmental performance of LSF construction are reviewed to discuss the main contribution of this kind of construction towards more sustainable buildings.

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Section: Phase Change Materialsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Energy efficiency and thermal performance of lightweight steel-framed (LSF) construction: A review

Soares

Santos

Gervásio

et al. 2017

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

106

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“…Thermophysical properties of more than 500 commercially available PCMs near room temperature are given by Pilon (2014). Latent heat coefficient "a" * kJ/(kg.K 2 ) 0 Latent heat coefficient "b" * kJ/(kg·K) 160 * Pasupathy et al 2008;Jeon et al 2013;Almeida et al 2010;Heim and Clarke 2004) …”

Section: Modeling Of Pcm Thermal Storagementioning

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Techno-economic assessment of the impact of phase change material thermal storage on the energy consumption and GHG emissions of the Canadian Housing Stock

2014

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Responsible for 17% of all energy consumption and 16% of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in Canada, the residential sector presents substantial opportunities for reducing both energy consumption and GHG emissions. Being one of the highest per capita energy consumers in the world, there is increasing pressure on Canada to reduce both. Amongst the numerous options to reduce energy consumption in the residential sector is the large-scale adoption of active and passive solar technologies in the Canadian housing stock (CHS). In earlier publications, the authors have investigated the techno-economic feasibility of large-scale adoption of window and glazing modifications, window shading devices and solar domestic hot water systems in the CHS as retrofit measures. In this paper, the focus is on the adoption of thermal storage using phase change material (PCM) in the CHS as a retrofit measure. The results indicate that applying PCMs with melting temperature of 23˚C to the eligible houses reduce energy consumption GHG emissions of the Canadian housing stock by about 2.5%. The economic feasibility results demonstrate the impact of fuel costs, as well as interest and energy price escalation rates on payback period. The economic results indicate that upgrading houses to incorporate PCM storage in the province of New Brunswick is more feasible than other provinces. Keywordsphase change material, techno-economic assessment, energy consumption, GHG emissions, Canadian housing stock

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“…Compared with the former, the latter is more attractive due to its isothermal characteristic and inherent high-energy storage density. Moreover, thermal energy storage systems with PCM have gained extensive attention on their diverse applications, such as solar heating systems [1], waste heat recovery systems [2], protection of electrical devices [3] and most types of bio-climatic buildings [4].…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

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A comparison study on melting inside the rectangular and curved unit with a vertical heating wall

Gao

et al. 2015

J Therm Anal Calorim

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Efficient and rational use of thermal energy requires the design and development of suitable and costeffective latent heat storage systems. In this study, a novel curved thermal storage unit is put forward and its thermal behavior has been numerically compared with the traditional rectangular PCM-based thermal storage unit. The solid-liquid interface evolution, liquid flow pattern and temperature distribution are presented. Transient Nu at the heating wall and full melting time are also calculated. The numerical results show the high impact of the enclosure geometry on melting and nature convection. A reduction of 30.6 % in thermal storage time has been achieved by changing the unit from rectangular to curve. Moreover, parametric studies are conducted to assess how thermal performance of the units is affected by the heating wall temperature and PCM thermal conductivity. Correlations encompassing a wide range of parameters are developed in terms of full melting time. Results indicate that proportion of full melting time reduced for the curved unit is almost a constant value and does not vary significantly with these factors. All these may be very helpful for the design of more efficient thermal storage units.

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Application of PCM thermal energy storage system to reduce building energy consumption

Cited by 183 publications

References 56 publications

Energy efficiency and thermal performance of lightweight steel-framed (LSF) construction: A review

Energy efficiency and thermal performance of lightweight steel-framed (LSF) construction: A review

Techno-economic assessment of the impact of phase change material thermal storage on the energy consumption and GHG emissions of the Canadian Housing Stock

A comparison study on melting inside the rectangular and curved unit with a vertical heating wall

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