Energy saving potential of a novel phase change material wallboard in typical climate regions of China

Phase change materials, abbreviated as PCM, due to the excellent heat storage performance, have been used as building materials and got more and more attention in recent years. The article introduce the building application of phase change material, and discuss its contribution to the building energy saving.

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Analysis of Phase Change Energy Storage Material Selected Based on Rural Kang Body

Applied Mechanics and Materials ◽

10.4028/www.scientific.net/amm.521.699 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 521 ◽

pp. 699-702

Author(s):

Hui Xing Li ◽

Hong Yu Ding ◽

Guo Hui Feng ◽

Xiao Xu Cai

Keyword(s):

Energy Storage ◽

Surface Temperature ◽

Phase Change ◽

Energy Saving ◽

Phase Change Material ◽

Heat Storage ◽

Material Selection ◽

Energy Storage Materials ◽

Storage Materials ◽

Change Material

Improving rural living thermal environment and rural residential energy-saving effect has becomes a hot society issue. As to two main problems of rural kang which are poor regenerative performance and surface temperature uneven,combined with the characteristics of phase change energy storage technologies,phase change energy storage technology was used in kang body. Grasping the properties and characteristics of different types of energy storage materials,according to the requirement of the human body comfort temperature of the kang surface,selecting phase transition temperature of the phase change energy storage materials which should be put forward kang surface comfort temperature between 24 ~ 35°Cphase change heat storage is particularly important. Through the phase change material selection, get three types of phase change thermal storage materials which are suitable for rural kang, which provides analysis method and basic reference for the selection of the phase change material to kang body, enhanced the heat storage capacity of kang,protected kang surface temperature uniformity and improved the energy-saving efficiency of housing in rural areas.

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Investigation and Development on Phase Change Energy Storage in Adjustment and Control of Building Indoor Temperature

Applied Mechanics and Materials ◽

10.4028/www.scientific.net/amm.488-489.803 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 488-489 ◽

pp. 803-808

Author(s):

Wei Huan Li ◽

Xiao Qin Zhu ◽

Jin Hu ◽

Jing Hua Chang ◽

Hai Yang Ni ◽

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Keyword(s):

Energy Storage ◽

Phase Change ◽

Energy Saving ◽

Phase Change Material ◽

Phase Change Materials ◽

Effective Means ◽

Future Research ◽

Indoor Temperature ◽

And Control ◽

Change Material

Since energy storage with phase change materials is an effective means of energy saving or conservation in buildings, its investigation and applications have received more and more during the recent years. The research actuality on energy saving of adjustment and control of building indoor temperature was summarized in this paper, and the two types of the major techniques with phase change material applied in adjustment and control of building indoor temperature was reviewed, in which one is the technique combined phase change material with building maintenance structure, the other is the technique to make phase change material applied to heating or air conditioning systems. The future research of phase change energy storage in adjustment and control of building indoor temperature was prospected.

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