SBIR Phase I: Development of a Low Cost Thermal Storage System Using a Novel Phase Change Material for Use with Solar Thermal and Waste Heat Recovery Systems

SBIR 第一阶段：使用新型相变材料开发低成本蓄热系统，用于太阳能热和废热回收系统

• 批准号: 0944716
• 负责人: Christopher Edwards
• 金额: --
• 依托单位: Fulcrum Composites Inc
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2010
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2010-01-01 至 2010-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0944716&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: SBIR; Phase; Development; Low; Cost

This Small Business Innovation Research Project will develop a thermal storage system combined with solar thermal heating and waste heat recovery allowing energy to be accumulated throughout the year to be used when needed in winter. The use of a new phase change material as the energy storage device, combined with the use of winter and summer heat generation will make feasible the storage of sufficient heat for a typical family residence in an acceptably small storage space. Storage of thermal energy is the single largest barrier to large scale implementation of solar thermal collection. Currently, no viable option exists for heat storage in a reasonable volume. The objective is to develop a solar thermal heating system with sufficient heat storage capacity to allow heat to be generated and stored throughout the year and used to provide heating in winter. During phase I a prototype system capable of generating and storing 300MJ of heat, or roughly the daily heat requirement for a domestic house in winter, will be developed. The techniques and data developed during this work will provide the necessary basis to develop a full scale system capable of providing heating throughout the winter to a typical domestic house. The broader impact/commercial potential of this project lies in making localized solar heat generation for space heating a viable option for domestic as well as commercial, institutional and industrial buildings a commercial practicality. It is estimated that approximately 40 million buildings in the US are suitable for implementation of solar thermal heating. This represents a US-based manufacturing opportunity of $400 billion. Successful implementation on this scale could result in annual energy savings of 300billion kWh corresponding to $30 billion in energy costs.

这个小型企业创新研究项目将开发一种结合太阳能热加热和废热回收的储热系统，使全年积累的能量在冬季需要时使用。使用一种新的相变材料作为储能装置，结合冬季和夏季产热的使用，将使在一个可接受的小存储空间中为典型的家庭住宅储存足够的热量成为可能。热能的储存是大规模实施太阳能热收集的最大障碍。目前，没有可行的选择存在的热量储存在一个合理的体积。目标是发展一种具有足够储热能力的太阳能热加热系统，以便全年产生和储存热量，并用于冬季供暖。在第一阶段，将开发一个能够产生和储存300兆焦耳热量的原型系统，大致相当于一户家庭在冬季每天所需的热量。在这项工作中开发的技术和数据将为开发一个能够在整个冬季为典型的家庭住宅提供供暖的全面系统提供必要的基础。这个项目的更广泛的影响/商业潜力在于使局部的太阳能供热成为家庭以及商业、机构和工业建筑的可行选择，具有商业实用性。据估计，美国约有4000万幢建筑适合实施太阳能热采暖。这意味着美国的制造业机会高达4000亿美元。这一规模的成功实施每年可节省3000亿千瓦时的能源，相当于300亿美元的能源成本。