Thermal Management Controller for Domestic Micro-generation Systems

本项目致力于开发一种用于微型热电联产(Micro-CHP)系统的新型热管理控制器。以斯特林发动机为基础的个体住宅供热发电机组越来越受到人们的关注，一些机组正在进入市场。然而，通过更复杂的热管理系统，将高效的热量储存与大量释放储存的能量相结合，有时可以准确地满足消费者的需求，它们的经济运行和满足用户热需求的能力将得到极大的改善。合作伙伴相信，他们的TMC将加快国内微型热电联产的普及，以及拥有更大规模的应用程序。

This project is concerned with the development of a novel thermal management controller (TMC) for micro-Combined Heat and power (micro-CHP) systems. Stirling-engine based units for providing heat and electricity for individual houses are increasingly of interest and several units are entering the marketplace.However, their economic operation and their ability to satisfy user heat demands could be much improved by a more sophisticated thermal management system that combines highly effective storage of heat with the ability to release such stored energy in amounts and at times to accurately meet the nees of the consumer.Using phase change materials with high thermal conductivity (istead of a large water storage tank) and an innovative 'heat pipe' for controlling heat release, the partners believe that their TMC will accelerate the take-up of domestic micro-CHP, as well as having applications at the larger scale.