Thermal Energy Storage for Solar Power Generation: State of the Art

Abstract

Energy storage is a key technology in successful exploitation of solar energy. Various techniques for thermal energy storage have been critically examined in particular reference to solar power generation. A comparison of the thermal energy storage capacity of several materials is presented in tabular form.

Prospects for the use of energy storage devices in the process of solar energy production

“…Furthermore, the first and second terms of the equality characterize the sensitivity of the thermal change of the solid and liquid, the third and fourth terms characterize the heat of the phase transition and reaction, respectively (Shukla 2007). The rated power of the energystorage devices is calculated using the following equation:…”

Heat pipe with nano enhanced-PCM for electronic cooling application

“…LHTES system offers the possibility of storing higher amounts of energy per unit mass of storage material in comparison to SHTES. Broad applications of LHTES systems in different areas include building heating and hot water, solar systems, drying equipment, refrigeration and waste recovery [6][7][8][9][10][11][12]. In all these applications PCM materials are widely used as energy storage materials.…”