Phase change materials (PCMs) having a large latent heat during solid-liquid phase transition are promising for thermal energy storage applications. However, the relatively low thermal conductivity of the majority of promising PCMs (<10 W/ (m ⋅ K)) limits the power density and overall storage efficiency.
It provides a detailed overview of thermal energy storage (TES) systems based on phase-change materials (PCMs), emphasizing their critical role in storing and releasing latent heat. Moreover, different types of PCMs and their selection criteria for electricity generation are also described.
This upward trend signifies the growing interest and attention directed towards phase change heat storage materials. It is a reflection of the increasing global recognition and adoption low-carbon energy conservation and sustainable development principles. Fig. 2.
Du K, Calautit J, Eames P, Wu Y (2021) A state-of-the-art review of the application of phase change materials (PCM) in mobilized-thermal energy storage (M-TES) for recovering low-temperature industrial waste heat (IWH) for distributed heat supply. Renew Energy 168:1040–1057
In a recent issue of Angewandte Chemie, Chen et al. proposed a new concept of spatiotemporal phase change materials with high supercooling to realize long-duration storage and intelligent release of latent heat, inspiring the design of advanced solar thermal fuels.
Experimental investigation of energy storage properties and thermal conductivity of a novel organic phase change material/MXene as A new class of nanocomposites J. Energy Storage ( 2020), p. 27, 10.1016/j.est.2019.101115 Fabrication and characterization of phase change material-SiO2 nanocomposite for thermal energy storage in buildings
Renewable Thermal Energy Storage in Polymer Encapsulated Phase-Change …
It provides a detailed overview of thermal energy storage (TES) systems based on phase-change materials (PCMs), emphasizing their critical role in storing and releasing latent heat. Moreover, different types of PCMs and their selection criteria for …
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Phase Change Material Evolution in Thermal Energy Storage
The building sector is responsible for a third of the global energy consumption and a quarter of greenhouse gas emissions. Phase change materials (PCMs) have shown high potential for latent thermal energy storage (LTES) through their integration in building materials, with the aim of enhancing the efficient use of energy. Although research on PCMs began …
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Phase change material-based thermal energy storage
Phase change materials (PCMs) having a large latent heat during solid-liquid phase transition are promising for thermal energy storage applications. However, the relatively low thermal conductivity of the majority of promising PCMs (<10 W/ (m ⋅ K)) limits the power density and overall storage efficiency.
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Phase change energy storage plays an important role in the green, efficient, and sustainable use of energy. Solar energy is stored by phase change materials to realize the time and space ...
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A review on phase change energy storage: materials and applications
Materials to be used for phase change thermal energy storage must have a large latent heat and high thermal conductivity. They should have a melting temperature lying in the practical range of operation, melt congruently with minimum subcooling and be chemically stable, low in cost, non-toxic and non-corrosive. Materials that have been studied during the last 40 …
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High-temperature phase change materials for thermal energy storage
From the requirements imposed upon phase change heat storage materials (HSM), it is seen, that they, first of all, should has suitable melting temperature and, whenever possible, high heat of fusion. In a considered interval of temperatures, the great interest represent the inorganic salts, the melting temperature of which lays in the range from 250 to 1680 °C, …
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Phase change material-based thermal energy storage
Phase change material (PCM)-based thermal energy storage significantly affects emerging applications, with recent advancements in enhancing heat capacity and cooling power. This perspective by Yang et al. discusses PCM thermal energy storage progress, outlines research challenges and new opportunities, and proposes a roadmap for the research ...
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Phase change materials for thermal energy storage: A …
Phase change materials (PCMs), which are commonly used in thermal energy storage applications, are difficult to design because they require excellent energy density and thermal transport, both of which are difficult to …
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Toward High-Power and High-Density Thermal Storage: Dynamic Phase …
Dynamic PCMs are designed to improve the power of thermal storage without significant sacrifice of energy density, in which the front solid–liquid interface of the PCM keeps in close contact with the heat source to reduce the heat diffusion distance and ensure that the main part of the absorbed heat is used for phase transition (Figure 2 describ...
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Trimodal thermal energy storage material for renewable energy
A eutectic phase change material composed of boric and succinic acids demonstrates a transition at around 150 °C, with a record high reversible thermal energy …
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Toward High-Power and High-Density Thermal …
Dynamic PCMs are designed to improve the power of thermal storage without significant sacrifice of energy density, in which the front solid–liquid interface of the PCM keeps in close contact with the heat source …
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Property-enhanced paraffin-based composite phase change material …
Research on phase change material (PCM) for thermal energy storage is playing a significant role in energy management industry. However, some hurdles during the storage of energy have been perceived such as less thermal conductivity, leakage of PCM during phase transition, flammability, and insufficient mechanical properties. For overcoming such obstacle, …
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Renewable Thermal Energy Storage in Polymer Encapsulated …
It provides a detailed overview of thermal energy storage (TES) systems based on phase-change materials (PCMs), emphasizing their critical role in storing and releasing …
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Thermal Energy Storage Using Phase Change Materials in High
In this study, a new multi-criteria phase change material (PCM) selection methodology is presented, which considers relevant factors from an application and material …
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Trimodal thermal energy storage material for renewable energy …
A eutectic phase change material composed of boric and succinic acids demonstrates a transition at around 150 °C, with a record high reversible thermal energy uptake and thermal stability over ...
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Polymer engineering in phase change thermal storage materials
This review focuses on three key aspects of polymer utilization in phase change energy storage: (1) Polymers as direct thermal storage materials, serving as PCMs themselves; (2) strategies for the development of shape-stable PCMs based on polymers, including vacuum impregnation, direct blending, chemical grafting, electrospinning ...
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Intelligent phase change materials for long-duration thermal energy storage
In a recent issue of Angewandte Chemie, Chen et al. proposed a new concept of spatiotemporal phase change materials with high supercooling to realize long-duration storage and intelligent release of latent heat, inspiring the design of advanced solar thermal fuels.
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Recent advances in phase change materials for thermal energy storage …
The research on phase change materials (PCMs) for thermal energy storage systems has been gaining momentum in a quest to identify better materials with low-cost, ease of availability, improved thermal and chemical stabilities and eco-friendly nature. The present article comprehensively reviews the novel PCMs and their synthesis and characterization techniques …
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Biomass-based shape-stabilized phase change materials for thermal …
PCMs represent a novel form of energy storage materials capable of utilizing latent heat in the phase change process for thermal energy storage and utilization [6], [7].Solid-liquid PCMs are now the most practical PCMs due to their small volume change, high energy storage density and suitable phase transition temperature.
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A review on phase change materials for thermal energy storage …
Researchers world-wide are investigating thermal energy storage, especially phase change materials, for their substantial benefits in improving energy efficiency, sustaining thermal comfort in buildings and contributing to the reduction of environmental pollution.
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Intelligent phase change materials for long-duration thermal …
In a recent issue of Angewandte Chemie, Chen et al. proposed a new concept of spatiotemporal phase change materials with high supercooling to realize long-duration storage …
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Biobased phase change materials in energy storage and thermal ...
Phase change materials are renowned for their ability to absorb and release substantial heat during phase transformations and have proven invaluable in compact thermal energy storage technologies and thermal management applications. Present-day solutions mainly comprise of non-renewable phase change materials, where cyclability and sustainability …
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Thermal Energy Storage Using Phase Change Materials in High …
In this study, a new multi-criteria phase change material (PCM) selection methodology is presented, which considers relevant factors from an application and material handling point of view, such as hygroscopicity, metal compatibility (corrosion), level hazard, cost, and thermal and atmospheric stability.
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Polymer engineering in phase change thermal storage materials
This review focuses on three key aspects of polymer utilization in phase change energy storage: (1) Polymers as direct thermal storage materials, serving as PCMs …
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Phase change materials for thermal energy storage: A …
Phase change materials (PCMs), which are commonly used in thermal energy storage applications, are difficult to design because they require excellent energy density and thermal transport, both of which are difficult to predict from simple physics-based models. In this Perspective, we describe recent advances in the understanding of the ...
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Phase change material-based thermal energy storage
Phase change material (PCM)-based thermal energy storage significantly affects emerging applications, with recent advancements in enhancing heat capacity and cooling power. This perspective by Yang et al. …
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Revolutionizing thermal energy storage: An overview of porous …
An exhaustive literature search was undertaken using a comprehensive set of keywords that covered topics such as ''Energy Storage,'' ''Thermal Energy,'' ''Phase Change Materials,'' ''Composite PCMs,'' and ''Porous Support Material.'' After gathering the articles, a rigorous screening method was used to choose papers relevant to the ...
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Magnetically-responsive phase change thermal storage materials ...
Magnetic-thermal energy conversion and storage technology is a new type of energy utilization technology, whose principle is to control the heat released during material phase change through the action of an external magnetic field, thereby achieving the utilization of magnetic thermal conversion effect [10]. Therefore, it is also considered as ...
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A review on phase change materials for thermal energy storage in ...
Researchers world-wide are investigating thermal energy storage, especially phase change materials, for their substantial benefits in improving energy efficiency, …
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