Abstract
Energy storage not only plays an important role in conserving the energy but also improves the reliability and performance of a wide range of energy systems. In general, there is gap between the energy supply and energy demand in any system. The energy storage can neutralize this imbalance and thereby helps in savings of capital. Energy storage is more important where the energy source is irregular such as solar. Developing countries are taking so many initiatives to take advantage of solar energy. Among many applications of solar energy, drying of farming food products is extensively used in developing countries. Development of dexterous energy storage devices with less cost is as significant as budding new energy sources and, thus, decreases the time gap between demand and supply of energy, by this means playing a very indispensable mission in energy conservation. In the past few decades, various small-scale designs of solar dryers with storage of thermal energy have been developed for different purposes. Therefore, in this chapter an attempt has been made to study the recent and past research on different thermal storage systems for solar dryers like latent heat storage, sensible heat storage, and thermochemical storage which are commonly used for domestic and industrial applications.
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Kaviti, A.K., Deep, H. (2017). Thermal Energy Storage in Solar Dryer. In: Prakash, O., Kumar, A. (eds) Solar Drying Technology. Green Energy and Technology. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-3833-4_22
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