Title :
Data Acquisition and Control of a Thermal Energy Storage and Cooking System
Author :
Mawire, A. ; van den Heetkamp, R.R.J. ; McPherson, M. ; Zhandire, E.
Author_Institution :
KwaZulu-Natal Univ., Durban
Abstract :
A thermal energy storage (TES) system has been developed using a packed pebble bed. An electrical hot plate heats up oil circulating in a copper absorber which charges the storage system. A Visual Basic program has been developed to acquire data for monitoring the storage system and to maintain a nearly constant outlet temperature from the charging point. The input power to the electrical hot plate has also been controlled to simulate an incident daily solar radiation on a clear day using another Visual Basic program. Results obtained can be used to characterise the system
Keywords :
Visual BASIC; computerised monitoring; data acquisition; power control; thermal energy storage; thermal variables control; Visual Basic program; cooking system control; data acquisition; input power control; packed pebble bed; thermal energy storage control; Control systems; Copper; Data acquisition; Energy storage; Monitoring; Petroleum; Resistance heating; Solar radiation; Temperature; Visual BASIC; Computer program; Visual Basic; data acquisition and control; thermal energy storage;
Conference_Titel :
Computer as a Tool, 2005. EUROCON 2005.The International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Belgrade
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-0049-X
DOI :
10.1109/EURCON.2005.1629936
