A critical review on thermal energy storage materials and systems for solar applications
Due to advances in its effectiveness and efficiency, solar thermal energy is becoming increasingly attractive as a renewal energy source. Efficient energy storage, however, is a key limiting factor on its further development and adoption. Storage is essential to smooth out energy fluctuations throug...
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| author | D.M. Reddy Prasad R. Senthilkumar Govindarajan Lakshmanarao Saravanakumar Krishnan B.S. Naveen Prasad |
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| description | Due to advances in its effectiveness and efficiency, solar thermal energy is becoming increasingly attractive as a renewal energy source. Efficient energy storage, however, is a key limiting factor on its further development and adoption. Storage is essential to smooth out energy fluctuations throughout the day and has a major influence on the cost-effectiveness of solar energy systems. This review paper will present the most recent advances in these storage systems. The manuscript aims to review and discuss the various types of storage that have been developed, specifically thermochemical storage (TCS), latent heat storage (LHS), and sensible heat storage (SHS). Among these storage types, SHS is the most developed and commercialized, whereas TCS is still in development stages. The merits and demerits of each storage types are discussed in this review. Some of the important organic and inorganic phase change materials focused in recent years have been summarized. The key contributions of this review article include summarizing the inherent benefits and weaknesses, properties, and design criteria of materials used for storing solar thermal energy, as well as discussion of recent investigations into the dynamic performance of solar energy storage systems. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-2190e6d24af2487696b76abd1baf04372022-12-22T01:34:15ZengAIMS PressAIMS Energy2333-83262333-83342019-08-017450752610.3934/energy.2019.4.507A critical review on thermal energy storage materials and systems for solar applicationsD.M. Reddy Prasad0R. Senthilkumar1Govindarajan Lakshmanarao2Saravanakumar Krishnan3B.S. Naveen Prasad41 Petroleum and Chemical Engineering Programme area, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Brunei, Gadong, Brunei Darussalam2 Department of Engineering, College of Applied Sciences, Sohar, Sultanate of Oman2 Department of Engineering, College of Applied Sciences, Sohar, Sultanate of Oman2 Department of Engineering, College of Applied Sciences, Sohar, Sultanate of Oman3 Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai, IndiaDue to advances in its effectiveness and efficiency, solar thermal energy is becoming increasingly attractive as a renewal energy source. Efficient energy storage, however, is a key limiting factor on its further development and adoption. Storage is essential to smooth out energy fluctuations throughout the day and has a major influence on the cost-effectiveness of solar energy systems. This review paper will present the most recent advances in these storage systems. The manuscript aims to review and discuss the various types of storage that have been developed, specifically thermochemical storage (TCS), latent heat storage (LHS), and sensible heat storage (SHS). Among these storage types, SHS is the most developed and commercialized, whereas TCS is still in development stages. The merits and demerits of each storage types are discussed in this review. Some of the important organic and inorganic phase change materials focused in recent years have been summarized. The key contributions of this review article include summarizing the inherent benefits and weaknesses, properties, and design criteria of materials used for storing solar thermal energy, as well as discussion of recent investigations into the dynamic performance of solar energy storage systems.https://www.aimspress.com/article/10.3934/energy.2019.4.507/fulltext.htmllatent storagesensible storagethermal energy storagesolar energythermochemical storage |
| spellingShingle | D.M. Reddy Prasad R. Senthilkumar Govindarajan Lakshmanarao Saravanakumar Krishnan B.S. Naveen Prasad A critical review on thermal energy storage materials and systems for solar applications AIMS Energy latent storage sensible storage thermal energy storage solar energy thermochemical storage |
| title | A critical review on thermal energy storage materials and systems for solar applications |
| title_full | A critical review on thermal energy storage materials and systems for solar applications |
| title_fullStr | A critical review on thermal energy storage materials and systems for solar applications |
| title_full_unstemmed | A critical review on thermal energy storage materials and systems for solar applications |
| title_short | A critical review on thermal energy storage materials and systems for solar applications |
| title_sort | critical review on thermal energy storage materials and systems for solar applications |
| topic | latent storage sensible storage thermal energy storage solar energy thermochemical storage |
| url | https://www.aimspress.com/article/10.3934/energy.2019.4.507/fulltext.html |
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