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Thermal Energy Storage Systems

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One way of improving resiliency in industrial and energy-intensive infrastructures, particularly those with renewable energy production, is combining the grid with energy storage systems. Among various forms of energy, thermal energy is extensively available such as waste heat energy in manufacturing systems or solar thermal energy that can be harvested in a sustainable form. The concept behind thermal energy storage (TES) systems is to store thermal energy in a medium for a later use. TES systems can be categorized into three main sections of sensible, Latent and thermo-chemical TES systems. The poor rate of storage and release of thermal energy, lack or reliability and maturity, and limitation in storage capacity are the main drawbacks of existing TES systems, impede their real-world use in industry. This chapter provides an introduction to these TES systems and provides a summary of researchers’ efforts to overcome the challenges exist in utilizing these TES systems in industry. Furthermore, the details of potential application of TES systems are provided.

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  1. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Tennessee Technological University, Cookeville, TN, 38505, USA

    Ethan Mohseni Languri & Glenn Cunningham

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  2. Turbulence & Energy Laboratory, University of Windsor, Windsor, ON, Canada

    David S-K. Ting

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Languri, E.M., Cunningham, G. (2019). Thermal Energy Storage Systems. In: Vasel, A., Ting, DK. (eds) Advances in Sustainable Energy. Lecture Notes in Energy, vol 70. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-05636-0_9

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