Phase change materials for solar thermal energy storage in residential buildings in cold climate

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

Volumn 48, Issue , 2015, Pages 692-703

  Zhou, Zhihua ^a   Zhang, Zhiming ^a   Zuo, Jian ^b   Huang, Ke ^a   Zhang, Liying ^c  

^a TIANJIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c Hebei Institute of Architectural Design and Research Co Ltd   (China)

Author keywords

NH4Al(SO4)2 12H2O; Phase change material; Solar thermal energy storage; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; ENERGY UTILIZATION; HEAT STORAGE; HOUSING; PHASE CHANGE MATERIALS; SOLAR HEATING; SOLAR THERMAL ENERGY; STORAGE (MATERIALS);

COLDER CLIMATE; ENERGY; ENERGY-CONSUMPTION; LOWER DENSITY; NH4AL(SO4)2·12H2O; PROPORTION OF ENERGY; RESIDENTIAL BUILDING; SOLAR THERMAL ENERGY; SOLAR THERMAL ENERGY STORAGE; THERMAL ENERGY STORAGE;

THERMAL ENERGY;

EID: 84929082111     PISSN: 13640321     EISSN: 18790690     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2015.04.048     Document Type: Review

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