Thermal Management Controller for Domestic Micro-generation Systems

本计画系针对微型热电联产系统开发一种新型热管理控制器。基于斯特林发动机的用于为各个房屋提供热和电的单元越来越受到关注，并且几个单元正在进入市场。它们的经济运行和它们满足用户热需求的能力可以通过更复杂的热管理系统来大大提高，该热管理系统将高效的热存储与释放这种存储的能量的能力相结合，所述释放的能量的量和时间能够准确地满足用户的热需求。使用具有高导热性的相变材料（代替大型储水罐）和用于控制热量释放的创新“热管”，合作伙伴相信他们的TMC将加速家用微型热电联产的普及，并在更大规模上应用。

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.