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

在美国和加拿大，建筑消耗了大约40%的总能源消耗。因此，节约建筑能耗的需求越来越大。大部分建筑材料具有相对**低的导热系数和高的热容。因此，建筑结构有很大的潜力被用作临时的热能储存系统。创新北方（**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应用于节能建筑的窗户、门、墙等，可以储存可再生能源的能量，并在需要时将储存的能量转化为热能和其他有用的形式（例如，空气加热、空调、发电、水加热等）。拟建项目涉及潜热蓄热系统集成节能建筑围护结构太阳能热主动面板的计算模拟、设计优化和性能测试。**将研究具有金属多孔层和具有相变材料的无多孔层的储能层，并确定其储能效率。将开发一个大型原型**，用于实验室和外部环境的实验测量。测量空气层、**传热流体和储能材料层的热流密度和温度。将计算**样机的能量转换效率。这样的项目将有助于刺激绿色投资和绿色创新，**将为当地创造更多的就业机会和环保技术。从长远来看，这种系统在安大略省和加拿大都有降低成本和减少碳足迹的潜力。

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.