Scalable modular sorption heat transformer for cooling, heating, and heat storage for buildings and district energy networks

在加拿大，建筑物的供暖和制冷占总能源使用量的15%，温室气体排放量的11%。吸收式热变压器（sht）是一种新兴技术，没有有害材料，没有活动部件，可以忽略不计的电力输入，能够为建筑物提供可持续的冷却，加热和热能储存。我们提出了一种突破性的方法来开发可扩展的模块化SHT。该计划旨在开发：i)新的固结吸附复合材料；Ii)饱和压力接近大气压的新型制冷剂混合物；iii)采用先进制造方法（如3D打印）制造的创新热交换器；iv)可投放市场的SHT原型模块。SHT在创造知识产权和商业化方面具有巨大潜力。这是一种灵活的技术，能够全年提供100%的可再生制冷和供暖[利用太阳能，环境或城市/工业低品位的热量]，减少高达2吨的二氧化碳排放量/年/单户住宅。通过与不列颠哥伦比亚省萨里市的合作，还将在区域能源网络中测试SHT的可行性和效率。该项目是西蒙·弗雷泽大学（SFU）、维多利亚大学（UVic）和渥太华canmetenergy (CE-O)（一家领先的联邦清洁能源研究机构）之间正在进行的合作的扩展。该计划旨在加强加拿大的研究生态系统，通过与CE-O合作开展创新研究，并参与国际项目，提高加拿大气候变化研究的地位和影响。此外，通过形成和扩大以能源效率和可持续性为重点的跨学科研究，该项目将加强SFU和vic的能力，以支持泛加拿大清洁增长和气候变化框架的目标，并将促进能源和建筑领域科学政策的发展。

Heating and cooling of buildings is responsible for 15% of the total energy use and 11% of GHG emissions in Canada. With no harmful materials, no moving parts, and negligible electrical power input, sorption heat transformers (SHTs) is an emerging technology capable of providing sustainable cooling, heating, and thermal energy storage for buildings.We propose a ground-breaking approach to develop a scalable, modular SHT. The program aims to develop: i) new consolidated sorbent composites; ii) a novel refrigerant mixture with saturation pressure close to atmospheric pressure; iii) innovative heat exchangers fabricated through advanced manufacturing methods, e.g., 3D printing; and iv) a market-ready SHT prototype module. The SHT has tremendous potential for creating intellectual property and commercialization. It is a flexible technology capable of providing 100% renewable cooling and heating all-year round [utilizing solar, ambient, or urban/industrial low-grade heat]reducing up to 2 tCO2 emission/year/single-family house. Feasibility and efficiency of the SHT will also be tested in district energy network through the collaboration with the City of Surrey, BC.This program is an expansion of an ongoing collaboration between Simon Fraser University (SFU), University of Victoria (UVic), and CanmetENERGY-Ottawa (CE-O), a leading federal research organization in clean energy. The program is structured to strengthen Canada's research ecosystem through conducting innovative research in partnership with CE-O and participation in international projects enhancing the stand and impact of Canadian climate change research. Moreover, by forming and expanding interdisciplinary research focusing on energy efficiency and sustainability, the program will strengthen the capacity of SFU and UVic to support the objectives of the Pan-Canadian Framework on Clean Growth and Climate Change, and will facilitate thedevelopment of science-informed policy in the energy and building sectors.