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2019 | OriginalPaper | Chapter

Thermal Energy Storage Systems

Authors : Ethan Mohseni Languri, Glenn Cunningham

Published in: Advances in Sustainable Energy

Publisher: Springer International Publishing

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Abstract

One way of improving resiliency in industrial and energy-intensive infrastructures, particularly those with renewable energy production, is combining the grid with energy storage systems. Among various forms of energy, thermal energy is extensively available such as waste heat energy in manufacturing systems or solar thermal energy that can be harvested in a sustainable form. The concept behind thermal energy storage (TES) systems is to store thermal energy in a medium for a later use. TES systems can be categorized into three main sections of sensible, Latent and thermo-chemical TES systems. The poor rate of storage and release of thermal energy, lack or reliability and maturity, and limitation in storage capacity are the main drawbacks of existing TES systems, impede their real-world use in industry. This chapter provides an introduction to these TES systems and provides a summary of researchers’ efforts to overcome the challenges exist in utilizing these TES systems in industry. Furthermore, the details of potential application of TES systems are provided.

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Metadata
Title
Thermal Energy Storage Systems
Authors
Ethan Mohseni Languri
Glenn Cunningham
Copyright Year
2019
Book
Advances in Sustainable Energy

Print ISBN: 978-3-030-05635-3

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-030-05636-0

Copyright Year: 2019

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-05636-0_9