Thermoeconomic analysis of a solar enhanced energy storage concept based on thermodynamic cycles

Energy

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 358-365

  Henchoz, Samuel ^a   Buchter, Florian ^b   Favrat, Daniel ^a   Morandin, Matteo ^a   Mercangöz, Mehmet ^b  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

^b ABB SWITZERLAND LTD   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Energy storage; Heat engine; Heat pump; Solar energy; Thermodynamic cycles; Thermoeconomy

Indexed keywords

COLD STORAGE; ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION; ENERGY STORAGE; MULTIOBJECTIVE OPTIMIZATION; SOLAR COLLECTORS; SOLAR ENERGY;

ABB SWITZERLAND LTD.; CONCEPT-BASED; CORPORATE RESEARCH; DAILY VARIATIONS; DISTRIBUTION SECTOR; ELECTRICAL GRIDS; ELECTRICITY DEMANDS; HEAT-PUMP; INVESTMENT COSTS; MULTI OBJECTIVE OPTIMIZATIONS (MOO); RENEWABLE ENERGIES; SOLAR IRRADIANCES; SOLAR THERMAL COLLECTOR; STEADY STATE; STORAGE EFFICIENCY; STORAGE TECHNOLOGY; THERMO-ECONOMY; THERMODYNAMIC CYCLE; THERMOECONOMIC ANALYSIS;

THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES;

DEMAND ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT; ELECTRICITY SUPPLY; ENGINE; HEATING; INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY; IRRADIANCE; OPTIMIZATION; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; POWER GENERATION; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; SOLAR POWER; STORAGE STRUCTURE; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 84865435336     PISSN: 03605442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2012.02.010     Document Type: Article

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