Performance Characterization of 3rd generation of PCM Module in a Three-Module Phase Change Energy Storage System for Domestic Heating Applications

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Phase change material; modular design; thermal energy storage; domestic heating applications

Abstract

The experimental characterisation of a 3rd generation compact modular latent heat thermal energy storage system (TES) based on phase change material (PCM) was conducted to determine its thermal performance. The development of 3rd generation TES systems at the Centre for Renewable Energy Systems Technology (CREST) followed several years of research on TES systems and PCM materials at Loughborough University. These 3rd generation TES systems were created for The Advanced Distributed Storage for Grid Benefit (ADSorB) project, which “aims to disrupt the way we heat our homes by deploying and demonstrating a series of innovative, smart, and interoperable thermal energy stores”. These systems are intended to be installed in test houses located at Nottingham University. The system consisted of three identical modules filled with a commercial PCM called CrodaTherm™ 53. Each of the modules in the thermal storage system had a cuboid shape and contained coiled finned heat exchangers (HX) submerged in the PCM. Each module with a heat capacity of up to 4.5 kWh equipped with Polyisocyanurate (PIR) insulation could be discharged individually or concurrently. The experimental results include measurements of charge and discharge powers, outlet temperatures and self-discharge characteristics from long-duration experiments in comparison to similar tests of 1st and 2nd gen system performance.

The system's behaviour was evaluated when all three modules were charged and discharged simultaneously, both in series and parallel arrangements with total flow rates of 1.5, 3, 4.5, and 6 L/min.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Pawel D. Nycz
AU  - Philip C. Eamese
PY  - 2024
DA  - 2024/07/11
TI  - Performance Characterization of 3rd generation of PCM Module in a Three-Module Phase Change Energy Storage System for Domestic Heating Applications
BT  - Proceedings of the International Renewable Energy Storage and Systems Conference (IRES 2023)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 144
EP  - 150
SN  - 2589-4943
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-94-6463-455-6_15
DO  - 10.2991/978-94-6463-455-6_15
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