EFFICIENT COMPACT MODULAR THERMAL ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM

该项目的目标是开发和展示用于加热、冷却和热自来水生产的新型模块化、紧凑型、高性能和即插即用热能存储（TES）解决方案。该项目提出的TES新概念将为电力负荷转移提供有意义的热电负荷需求调峰。此外，可再生能源的开发将是新的TES装置的一个关键点，同时考虑到能源、成本和系统可持续性的成本效益结果。该项目将提供一个TES系统，能够在建筑应用中存储至少四周的加热和冷却能量。新的TES系统将基于一个由PCM绝缘的闭环TCM反应器，并配备一个冰存储，再次与PCM集成，以满足高冷却能量需求。热力循环的设计得益于另一个PCM热缓冲罐，通过用潜热补偿加湿能量，突破了闭环概念。一个先进的热泵将最终专用于反应堆和PCM存储的热充电过程中的功率转换，提高整体性能。我们会发展一套专用的控制系统，以根据能源生产和最终用户的要求来操作工商业污水附加费，并根据空调系统的类型和对住宅热水的特殊需求来适应使用条件。工商业污水附加费解决方案将适应所有不同的可能的欧洲方案，在能源政策和最终用户的要求。它将被设计用于集成到建筑供暖系统和智能电网中，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征，从存储效率和耐用性到成本降低以及生命周期评估和生命周期成本评估

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