Energetic and exergetic analysis and assessment of a thermal energy storage (TES) unit for building applications

Thermodynamic analysis on the part-load performance of a microturbine system for micro/mini-CHP applications

“…Exergy analysis has been particularly prominent in evaluating the energetic and economic performance of various thermodynamic systems such as the power and desalination plants, absorption chillers and air dehumidifiers [45][46][47][48][49]. Hepbasli et al have reported exergetic performance evaluation of numerous applications and interested readers may refer to [50][51][52][53][54][55]. Here, a detailed exergy analysis is judiciously implemented to analyze the performance of the microturbine using the experimental data for various power demands.…”

Application of an ice thermal energy storage system as ways of energy management in a multi-functional building

“…The flow rate is 146 gal/min (9.2 l/s) by each tank. The hybrid ice TES system of water-phase transition, solid-melting-liquid, and liquid-freezing-sold accomplishes energy efficient control (Ezan et al, 2010;Zhai et al, 2013;and Beghi et al, 2014). When the electricity rate is cheaper at off-peak hours, ice is built and stored at the three tanks.…”

Design of an ice thermal energy storage system for a building of hospitality operation

“…Ice thermal energy storage (TES) system was implemented to store harvested ice and thaw the storage medium later. Energy efficient control is accomplished by the hybrid ice TES system of water phase transition, solid-melting-liquid and liquid-freezing-sold (Ezan et al, 2010;Zhai et al, 2013;Beghi et al, 2014). The intend was to build ice during off-peak hours when the electricity is cheaper and use the harvest to relief the cooling burdens at peak hours.…”