A review of phase change material and performance enhancement method for latent heat storage system

YB Tao, YL He - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2018 - Elsevier
Latent heat storage (LHS) is considered as the most promising technique for thermal energy
storage, due to its high energy storage density and nearly constant working temperature …

Review on thermal performances and applications of thermal energy storage systems with inorganic phase change materials

Y Lin, G Alva, G Fang - Energy, 2018 - Elsevier
For solving the global problems of environmental pollution and energy shortages, thermal
energy storage system that can improve the efficiency and utilization ratio of energy and …

Thermal energy storage systems for concentrated solar power plants

U Pelay, L Luo, Y Fan, D Stitou, M Rood - Renewable and Sustainable …, 2017 - Elsevier
Solar thermal energy, especially concentrated solar power (CSP), represents an
increasingly attractive renewable energy source. However, one of the key factors that …

A review of eutectic salts as phase change energy storage materials in the context of concentrated solar power

Q Wang, C Wu, X Wang, S Sun, D Cui, S Pan… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
To solve the problems of energy crisis and environmental pollution, the use of thermal
energy storage technology in renewable energy systems can eliminate the difference …

Application of phase change materials for thermal energy storage in concentrated solar thermal power plants: a review to recent developments

B Xu, P Li, C Chan - Applied Energy, 2015 - Elsevier
The objective of this paper is to review the recent technologies of thermal energy storage
(TES) using phase change materials (PCM) for various applications, particularly …

A review on numerical simulation, optimization design and applications of packed-bed latent thermal energy storage system with spherical capsules

X He, J Qiu, W Wang, Y Hou, M Ayyub, Y Shuai - Journal of Energy Storage, 2022 - Elsevier
The packed-bed latent thermal energy storage system (PLTES) is the key to ensuring stable
and effective energy output in the process of resource utilization. It has great application …

[HTML][HTML] Research advancement and potential prospects of thermal energy storage in concentrated solar power application

M Mubarrat, MM Mashfy, T Farhan… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Researchers and power plant engineers have all taken an interest in Concentrating Solar
Power (CSP) of its capacity to generate large amounts of energy while overcoming the …

Thermal energy storage performance of a three-PCM cascade tank in a high-temperature packed bed system

Q Mao, Y Zhang - Renewable Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
Solar storage tanks are key to ensuring the high efficiency of concentrated solar power
plants, and phase change materials are the most important storage energy media …

Experimental and numerical study on the performance of a new high-temperature packed-bed thermal energy storage system with macroencapsulation of molten salt …

MJ Li, B **, Z Ma, F Yuan - Applied energy, 2018 - Elsevier
In this paper, a new high-temperature packed-bed thermal energy storage system (PBTES)
with macro-encapsulation of molten salt phase change material has been established. A …

Modelling and experimental study of latent heat thermal energy storage with encapsulated PCMs for solar thermal applications

A Raul, M Jain, S Gaikwad, SK Saha - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2018 - Elsevier
The variability in solar radiation creates a gap between energy demand and supply, which
necessitates the use of efficient thermal energy storage for bridging the gap to make the …