Title :
The heat battery: Solar thermal energy storage for heating loads
Author_Institution :
Energy Syst. Technol., Cambrian Coll., Sudbury, ON, Canada
Abstract :
Similar to the storage of electrical energy, the Heat Battery is an energy carrier used to store solar energy in the thermal form. Solar energy is available few hours a day with different intensities with the possibilities of overcast days. However, the heating load is continuous for 240 days a year in Northern Ontario. The objective of this Applied Research project is to design a Heat Battery system that is able to receive energy converted from solar radiation and stored in the thermal form to be supplied on demand for residential space and water heating.
Keywords :
cells (electric); solar heating; space heating; sunlight; thermal energy storage; Northern Ontario; electrical energy storage; energy carrier; heat battery system design; heating loads; residential space heating; solar radiation; solar thermal energy storage; time 240 day; water heating; Batteries; Educational institutions; Phase change materials; Solar energy; Solar heating; Water heating; heat exchangers; phase change materials; renewable energy; solar thermal storage;
Conference_Titel :
Electrical Power and Energy Conference (EPEC), 2012 IEEE
Conference_Location :
London, ON
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-2081-8
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4673-2079-5
DOI :
10.1109/EPEC.2012.6474971
