Application of Phase Change Materials in Buildings

The purpose of this paper is to discuss the merits and drawbacks of different phase change energy storage materials and investigate its application in buildings. The classification and integration of phase change energy storage materials into buildings were reviewed. Through years of research and development, these materials have found application in gypsum board, concrete and mortar. The problems in practical application and development direction of the future were put forward.

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Research and Application of Thermal Storage with Phase Change Materials

Advanced Materials Research ◽

10.4028/www.scientific.net/amr.250-253.3541 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 250-253 ◽

pp. 3541-3544

Author(s):

Gang Chen ◽

Li Xia Wan

Keyword(s):

Energy Storage ◽

Phase Change ◽

Phase Change Materials ◽

Heat Storage ◽

Phase Segregation ◽

Thermal Storage ◽

Energy Storage Materials ◽

Storage Materials

The types and characteristics of phase change energy storage materials were introduced ，and the current research of thermal storage with PCMS is summarized in the paper. Meanwhile the influence of stability, corrosion, phase segregation, sub-cooling, and encapsulation of phase change materials on heat storage were presented also. The applications and prospects of PCMS used in many fields were summarized in the end of the paper.

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Research and Application of Phase Change Energy Storage Technology in Construction and Buildings Materials

Advanced Materials Research ◽

10.4028/www.scientific.net/amr.1052.377 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 1052 ◽

pp. 377-381 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Mi Mi Chen ◽

Feng Qing Zhao

Keyword(s):

Energy Storage ◽

Phase Change ◽

Building Materials ◽

Energy Storage Materials ◽

Gypsum Board ◽

Research Topics ◽

Storage Materials ◽

Existing Problems ◽

Energy Storage Technology ◽

Near Future

The purpose of this paper is to introduce the progress of phase change (PCM) technology in construction and building materials. The function, classification and application of phase change energy storage materials were reviewed. PCMs can be used in construction and building materials for energy-saving purposes, such as coatings, gypsum board, mortar, concrete etc. The existing problems of phase change energy storage materials, current research topics were put forward. It probable that phase change energy storage materials will find wide application in construction and building materials in the near future.

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A Novel Encapsulation Method for Phase Change Materials with a AgBr Shell as a Thermal Energy Storage Material

Energies ◽

10.3390/en12040717 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 12 (4) ◽

pp. 717 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Huanmei Yuan ◽

Hao Bai ◽

Minghui Chi ◽

Xu Zhang ◽

Jian Zhang ◽

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Keyword(s):

Fatty Acid ◽

Energy Storage ◽

Phase Change ◽

Phase Change Materials ◽

Energy Storage Materials ◽

Good Thermal Stability ◽

Storage Materials ◽

Encapsulation Method ◽

Materials Used ◽

Thermal Energy Storage Material

Micro/nanoencapsulated phase change materials, used typically as energy storage materials, are frequently applied in energy-saving and energy-efficient processes. In this work, we proposed a novel method for the micro/nanoencapsulation of phase change materials (PCMs), which has the advantage of simple operation and can be suitable for encapsulation of more than one PCM. Fatty acid PCMs, such as steric acid and palmitic acid, and non-fatty acid PCMs, like beeswax, have both been successfully micro/nanoencapsulated by a silver bromide (AgBr) shell with this method. The obtained fatty acid/AgBr micro/nanocapsules, with diameters of less than 1 µm, show good thermal storage capacities over 150 J/g with their encapsulation ratios as high as 92.4%. Similarly, the prepared beeswax/AgBr micro/nanocapsules show a high encapsulation ratio. In addition, all the micro/nanocapsules exhibit good thermal stability. Therefore, the method developed by this work is highly-efficient for the encapsulation of PCMs, which is beneficial for PCMs in various applications as energy storage materials.

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Pyrazolium Phase Change Materials for Solar-Thermal and Wind Energy Storage

10.26434/chemrxiv.9784595 ◽

2019 ◽

Author(s):

Karolina Matuszek ◽

R. Vijayaraghavan ◽

Craig Forsyth ◽

Surianarayanan Mahadevan ◽

Mega Kar ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Energy Storage ◽

Thermal Energy ◽

Thermal Energy Storage ◽

Phase Change Materials ◽

High Efficiency ◽

Scale Up ◽

Solar Thermal ◽

Energy Storage Materials ◽

Solar Thermal Energy ◽

Storage Materials

Renewable energy has the ultimate capacity to resolve the environmental and scarcity challenges of the world’s energy supplies. However, both the utility of these sources and the economics of their implementation are strongly limited by their intermittent nature; inexpensive means of energy storage therefore needs to be part of the design. Distributed thermal energy storage is surprisingly underdeveloped in this context, in part due to the lack of advanced storage materials. Here, we describe a novel family of thermal energy storage materials based on pyrazolium cation, that operate in the 100-220°C temperature range, offering safe, inexpensive capacity, opening new pathways for high efficiency collection and storage of both solar-thermal energy, as well as excess wind power. We probe the molecular origins of the high thermal energy storage capacity of these ionic materials and demonstrate extended cycling that provides a basis for further scale up and development.

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