The heat battery: Solar thermal energy storage for heating loads

Author

Mina, K.

Author_Institution

Energy Syst. Technol., Cambrian Coll., Sudbury, ON, Canada

fYear

2012

fDate

10-12 Oct. 2012

Firstpage

311

Lastpage

314

Abstract

Similar to the storage of electrical energy, the Heat Battery is an energy carrier used to store solar energy in the thermal form. Solar energy is available few hours a day with different intensities with the possibilities of overcast days. However, the heating load is continuous for 240 days a year in Northern Ontario. The objective of this Applied Research project is to design a Heat Battery system that is able to receive energy converted from solar radiation and stored in the thermal form to be supplied on demand for residential space and water heating.

Keywords

cells (electric); solar heating; space heating; sunlight; thermal energy storage; Northern Ontario; electrical energy storage; energy carrier; heat battery system design; heating loads; residential space heating; solar radiation; solar thermal energy storage; time 240 day; water heating; Batteries; Educational institutions; Phase change materials; Solar energy; Solar heating; Water heating; heat exchangers; phase change materials; renewable energy; solar thermal storage;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Electrical Power and Energy Conference (EPEC), 2012 IEEE

Conference_Location

London, ON

Print_ISBN

978-1-4673-2081-8

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-4673-2079-5

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/EPEC.2012.6474971

Filename

6474971