Solar-Thermal Active-Panel for Energy Efficient Building Envelopes Integrated with Thermal Energy Storage

在美国和加拿大，建筑物消耗了大约40%的能源。因此，越来越需要节约建筑物所消耗的能源。大部分的建筑材料具有相对较低的导热率和较高的热容。因此，建筑结构具有显著的潜力，可用作临时热能储存系统。Innovative North（** 本项目的工业合作伙伴）参与了“SolarStrom”和 **“ThermoStorm”等清洁技术的开发过程。这种技术可以有效地用于节能建筑的窗户、门、墙壁等，并且可以存储来自可再生能源的能量，并将存储的能量转换为热量和其他有用的形式（例如，空气加热、空调、发电、水加热等）当需要的时候。建议的 ** 项目涉及计算模拟，设计优化和性能测试的太阳能热 ** 主动板的节能建筑围护结构集成潜热热能储存系统。**研究了具有金属多孔层和无孔层的相变储能层，并确定了它们的储能效率。将开发一个大规模的原型 ** 用于实验室和外部环境的实验测量。将测量空气层、传热流体和能量存储材料层的热通量和温度。将计算 ** 原型的能量转换效率。这样的项目将有助于刺激绿色投资，绿色创新，并将为当地人民创造更多的就业机会和环境友好型技术。从长远来看，这种系统有可能降低安大略和加拿大的成本和碳足迹。

Buildings utilize approximately 40% of the total energy consumed in USA and Canada. Therefore, there is an**increasing need for saving energy consumed by buildings. Large portions of building materials have relatively**low thermal conductivities and high heat capacities. Therefore, the building structures have significant**potential to be utilized as temporary thermal energy storage systems. Innovative North (industrial partner for**this project) has been involved in the process of developing clean technologies like "SolarStrom" and**"ThermoStorm". Such technologies can be effectively utilized for windows, doors, walls, etc. for the energy**efficient building and can store energy from renewable sources and convert the stored energy to heat and other**useful forms (e.g., air-heating, air-conditioning, power generation, water heating, etc.) when required. Proposed**project involves computational simulation, design optimization, and performance test of solar-thermal**active-panel for energy efficient building envelopes integrated with latent heat thermal energy storage system.**Energy storage layer having both metallic porous and non-porous layer with phase change material will be**investigated and their energy storing efficiency will be determined. A large scale prototype will be developed**for experimental measurements in the lab and outside environment. Heat flux and temperatures of air layer,**heat transfer fluid, and energy storage material layer will be measured. Energy conversion efficiency of the**prototype will be calculated. Project like this will assist stimulation of green investment, green innovation, and**will create more employment opportunities for local people and environment friendly technologies. In the long**run, such system has the potential for cost and carbon footprint reductions in Ontario as well as in Canada.