EFFICIENT COMPACT MODULAR THERMAL ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM

该项目的目标是开发和展示用于加热、冷却和热水生产的新型模块化、紧凑型、高性能和即插即用的热能存储(TES)解决方案。项目中提出的工商业污水附加费的新概念将提供电力负荷转移，从而有效地削减热负荷和电力负荷的需求。此外，在考虑到能源、成本和系统可持续性方面的成本效益的同时，可再生资源的开发将是新的污水附加费装置的一个关键点。该项目将提供一个TES系统，能够为建筑应用中的供暖和制冷储存至少四周的能量。新型的TES系统将基于一个由PCM绝缘的闭环系统Tcm反应堆，并配备一个冰蓄冷，同样与PCM集成，以满足高冷却能源需求。热力学循环被设计为受益于另一个PCM热缓冲罐，通过用其潜热补偿增湿能量来突破闭环系统的概念。一个先进的热泵将最终致力于反应堆和相变材料储存库的热充电过程中的能量转换，提高整体性能。根据空调系统的类型和生活热水的特殊需求，开发专门的控制系统，根据能源生产和最终用户的需求来运行附加费，适应使用条件。在能源政策和终端用户需求方面，TES解决方案将适用于所有不同的欧洲方案。它将被设计为既可集成到建筑物供暖系统中，也可用于智能电网中，或用于未连接到区域供热和制冷网络的建筑物中。将考虑系统的不同特性，从存储效率和耐用性到降低成本和LCA和LCCA

The project’s goal is to develop and demonstrate novel modular, compact, high performances and Plug&Play thermal energy storage (TES) solutions for heating, cooling and hot tap water production. The new concept of TES proposed in the project will provide electricity load shifting with meaningful peak shaving of the thermal and electric load demands. Furthermore, the exploitation of renewable sources will be a key point of the new TES device considering at the same time the cost-effective resultsin terms of energy, costs and sustainability of the system. The project will provide a TES system able to store energy for heating and cooling in building applications for a period of at least four weeks. The novel TES system will be based on a closed-loop TCM reactor insulated by PCM and equipped with an ice storage, again integrated with PCM, for high cooling energy demand. The thermodynamic cycle has been designed to benefit from a further PCM thermal buffer tank, breaking through the closed-loop concept by compensating the energy for humidification with its latent heat. An advanced heat pump will be finally dedicated to the power conversion during the thermal charging process of reactor and PCMs storages, increasing the overall performance. A dedicated control system will be developed to operate the TES according to the energy production and the end-users’ requirements, adapting to the conditions of use according to the type of air conditioning system and the particular demand for domestic hot water. The TES solution will be adaptable to all the different possible European scenarios, in terms of energy policy and end-users’ requirements. It will be designed to be used both as integrated into the building heating system and in the smart electricity grid, or in buildings not connected to district heating and cooling network. Different characteristics of the system will be taken into account, ranging from storage efficiency and durability to cost reduction and LCA and LCCA