Abstract
In this particular chapter, we deal with a wide range of thermal energy storage (TES) applications from residential sector to power generation plants. Some practical applications of sensible heat and latent heat TES systems into heating and cooling systems are presented. The chapter also includes a brief discussion on the phase change materials (PCM) and its applications in thermal management such as buildings, photovoltaics, and thermoelectric generators.
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Abbreviations
- c :
-
Specific heat, J/kgK
- C :
-
Volumetric heat capacity, J/m3K
- D :
-
Depth, m
- ΔH :
-
Reaction enthalpy, J/mol
- h :
-
Specific enthalpy, J/kg
- I solar :
-
Incident solar radiation, W/m2
- L :
-
Length, m
- \( \dot{Q} \) :
-
The rate of heat transfer, W
- t :
-
Thickness
- T :
-
Temperature, K or °C
- x, y :
-
Cartesian coordinate, m
- β :
-
The temperature coefficient of a PVP, K−1
- η :
-
Efficiency
- conv :
-
Convection
- m :
-
Melting
- pvp :
-
Photovoltaic panel
- rad :
-
Radiation
- ref :
-
Reference
- sf :
-
Solid to liquid
- ATES:
-
Aquifer thermal energy storage
- BIPVP:
-
Building-integrated photovoltaic panel
- BTES:
-
Borehole thermal energy storage
- COP:
-
Coefficient of performance
- CSP:
-
Concentrated solar power
- CTES:
-
Cold thermal energy storage
- HTES:
-
Heat thermal energy storage
- HTF:
-
Heat transfer fluid
- HVAC:
-
Heating ventilation air conditioning
- IEA:
-
International Energy Agency
- LHTES:
-
Latent heat thermal energy storage system
- LFR:
-
Linear Fresnel reflectors
- PCM:
-
Phase change material
- PDC:
-
Parabolic dish collector
- PTC:
-
Parabolic trough collector
- PVP:
-
Photovoltaic panel
- PVP/T:
-
Photovoltaic thermal system
- SDHW:
-
Solar domestic hot water
- SPT:
-
Solar power tower
- TEG:
-
Thermoelectric generator
- TES:
-
Thermal energy storage
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Dincer, I., Ezan, M.A. (2018). Thermal Energy Storage Applications. In: Heat Storage: A Unique Solution For Energy Systems. Green Energy and Technology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-91893-8_4
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