A simulation study on solar energy seasonal storage by phase change material

2008 IEEE International Conference on Sustainable Energy Technologies, ICSET 2008

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 106-109

  Qi, Qi ^a   Jiang, Yiqiang ^b   Deng, Shiming ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b HARBIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Heat pump; PCM; Seasonal storage; Solar energy

Indexed keywords

BUOYANCY; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENERGY DISSIPATION; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; HEAT STORAGE; HEATING; HEATING EQUIPMENT; PHASE CHANGE MATERIALS; PULSE CODE MODULATION; PUMPS; SOLAR HEATING; SOLAR RADIATION; SOLAR SYSTEM; STORAGE (MATERIALS); TANKS (CONTAINERS);

BUILDING THERMAL SYSTEMS; ENERGY LOSS; HEAT PUMP; HEATING SYSTEMS; LATENT HEAT THERMAL STORAGES; OPERATING PERFORMANCE; PCM; SEASONAL STORAGE; SIMULATION RESULTS; SIMULATION STUDIES; SOLAR HEAT PUMPS; SOLAR HEATING SYSTEMS; STORAGE TANKS;

SOLAR ENERGY;

EID: 62949093107     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ICSET.2008.4746981     Document Type: Conference Paper

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