Energy Storage Science and Technology ›› 2018, Vol. 7 ›› Issue (S1): 75-83.doi: 10.12028/j.issn.2095-4239.2018.0210

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Application of energy storage enclosure with phase change materials in building energy saving

WANG Hanqing1,2,3, ZHAO Yue1,2,3   

  1. 1 College of Civil Engineering, University of South China, Hengyang 421001, Hunan, China;
    2 Engineering Lab of Hunan for Building Environment Control, Hengyang 421001, Hunan, China;
    3 Key Lab of Hengyang for the Building Energy Efficiency and Environmental Control, Hengyang 421001, Hunan, China
  • Received:2018-10-19 Revised:2018-11-02 Online:2018-12-05 Published:2018-12-05

Abstract: Phase change materials have high efficiency in energy storage. The phase change material and the building material matrix are combined to form a kind of heat storage enclosure structure. This enclosure structure can play the function of phase change heat storage, reduce the fluctuation of indoor temperature, enhance the thermal comfort of the building, and reduce the energy consumption of the building operation more effectively, thus realizing the building energy saving.In this paper,the advantages and disadvantages of current existing phase change energy storage materials,the application of phase change materials in different enclosure structures,the influence of phase change energy storage enclosure on indoor thermal environment and its influence on energy consumption of building operation,the economy of phase change energy storage enclosure's application and so on were analyzed,the disadvantages and prospects for development of phase change energy storage enclosure in engineering application are presented.

Key words: phase change materials, enclosure structure, indoor thermal environment, building energy efficiency, energy consumption

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