Charge and discharge strategies for a multi-tank thermal energy storage

Applied Energy

Volumn 109, Issue , 2013, Pages 366-373

  Dickinson, Ryan M ^a   Cruickshank, Cynthia A ^a   Harrison, Stephen J ^b  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Discharge strategies; Multi tank systems; Sensible storage; Solar energy; Solar thermal; Thermal energy storage

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIGITAL STORAGE; HEAT STORAGE; HOT WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS; SOLAR ENERGY; THERMAL ENERGY;

CHARGE AND DISCHARGE; CONSTANT TEMPERATURE; DOMESTIC HOT WATER TANK; EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; HIGH TEMPERATURE GRADIENT; NON-IDEAL OPERATING CONDITIONS; SOLAR THERMAL; TRNSYS SIMULATIONS;

TANKS (CONTAINERS);

DISCHARGE; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; HEATING; NUMERICAL MODEL; OPERATIONS TECHNOLOGY; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

EID: 84879292436     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2012.11.032     Document Type: Article

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