Low-Temperature Applications of Phase Change Materials for Energy Storage: A Descriptive Review
Jesus Fernando Hinojosa (fhinojosa@iq.uson.mx),
Saul Fernando Moreno and
Victor Manuel Maytorena
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Jesus Fernando Hinojosa: Deparment of Chemical Engineering and Metallurgy, Universidad de Sonora (UNISON), Blvd. Luis Encinas y Rosales, Hermosillo CP 83000, Mexico
Saul Fernando Moreno: Deparment of Chemical Engineering and Metallurgy, Universidad de Sonora (UNISON), Blvd. Luis Encinas y Rosales, Hermosillo CP 83000, Mexico
Victor Manuel Maytorena: Deparment of Chemical Engineering and Metallurgy, Universidad de Sonora (UNISON), Blvd. Luis Encinas y Rosales, Hermosillo CP 83000, Mexico
Energies, 2023, vol. 16, issue 7, 1-39
Abstract:
Thermal storage is very relevant for technologies that make thermal use of solar energy, as well as energy savings in buildings. Phase change materials (PCMs) are positioned as an attractive alternative to storing thermal energy. This review provides an extensive and comprehensive overview of recent investigations on integrating PCMs in the following low-temperature applications: building envelopes, passive systems in buildings, solar collectors, solar photovoltaic systems, and solar desalination systems. Moreover, techniques for improving heat transfer in PCM systems are described. All applications studies indicate that all applications improve their performance when applying a PCM. One of the most beneficiated technologies is the combined PV-Thermal systems (PVT), where some authors reported an increase in overall efficiency greater than 40%.
Keywords: phase change material; buildings; solar energy; photovoltaic; solar desalination; heat exchangers; enhanced PCM; review (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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