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Thermal energy storage using phase change material: Analysis of partial tank charging and discharging on system performance in a building cooling application

Author(s)
McKenna, P.  
Turner, William J. N.  
Finn, Donal  
Uri
http://hdl.handle.net/10197/26174
Date Issued
2021-11-05
Date Available
2024-06-06T12:15:01Z
Abstract
Thermal energy storage coupled with phase change materials is a technology that offers the potential to shift and in some case reduce building cooling loads and increase energy efficiency. This simulation study uses a TRNSYS building and HVAC system model to investigate whether partially charging and discharging a phase change material thermal energy storage tank can improve the operational characteristics required by a light-weight commercial building located in a Mediterranean climate. The results indicate that partial charging and discharging can lead to better energy performance of the phase change material thermal energy storage HVAC system. If the phase change material thermal energy storage tank is not required to operate at maximum capacity (i.e., maximum charge), energy savings are possible by only partially charging the tank. Further energy efficiency gains are also possible by control of the heat transfer fluid flow rates in the HVAC thermal energy storage system loops. Generally, higher charging loop flow rates and lower discharge loop flow rates produce better energy performance. Charging a phase change material thermal energy storage tank above 90% is not recommended, as at very high charge fractions, the energy performance decreases considerably, while the charging time increases significantly.
Sponsorship
Science Foundation Ireland
European Commission
Irish Research Council
Other Sponsorship
EC Framework (FP7)
UCD Energy21 program
Marie Skłodowska Curie FP7-PEOPLE-COFUND program
Type of Material
Journal Article
Publisher
Elsevier
Journal
Applied Thermal Engineering
Volume
198
Start Page
1
End Page
12
Copyright (Published Version)
2021 The Authors
Subjects

Phase change material...

Renewable energy

Thermal energy storag...

Partial charging and ...

Ground-source heat pu...

DOI
10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2021.117437
Language
English
Status of Item
Peer reviewed
ISSN
1359-4311
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Energy Institute Research Collection

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