Energy Storage Science and Technology ›› 2025, Vol. 14 ›› Issue (7): 2714-2728.doi: 10.19799/j.cnki.2095-4239.2025.0084

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Design and thermoeconomic assessments of CO2 Carnot battery employing sensible heat storage at high temperatures

Wenrui WANG1,2(), Jiahao HAO1,2, Pingyang Zheng1,2, Yunkai YUE1,3, Junling YANG1(), Zhentao ZHANG1,2,3   

  1. 1.Technical Institute of Physical and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
    2.University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
    3.Beijing Borui Energy Technology Co. , Ltd. , Beijing 100085, China
  • Received:2025-01-23 Revised:2025-03-12 Online:2025-07-28 Published:2025-07-11
  • Contact: Junling YANG E-mail:wangwenrui23@mails.ucas.ac.cn;yangjl@mail.ipc.ac.cn

Abstract:

The Carnot battery is a thermomechanical energy storage technology based on the Carnot cycle. It stores electrical energy in the form of thermal energy. Some of its advantages are its simple structure, environmental friendliness, high economic efficiency, and strong flexibility. This study explored the design of 10 MW high-temperature CO2 Carnot battery systems based on the Brayton cycle and the supercritical Rankine cycle. Mathematical models of the system and its components were established. The impact of various sensible heat storage methods on the thermodynamic performance of the system was examined, and a thermoeconomic analysis was conducted. The study revealed that at a heat storage temperature of approximately 400 ℃, the CO2 Carnot battery system based on the Brayton cycle achieves a round-trip efficiency of 66.6%, whereas the system based on the supercritical Rankine cycle achieves a round-trip efficiency of 60.4%. The influence of parameters such as working fluid flow rate and inlet pressures of the high-temperature compressor and high-temperature expander on system performance was analyzed. Thermodynamic and economic analyses were conducted for different cycle processes and components, and recommendations were made to optimize the system. The comprehensive evaluation of thermodynamic performance and economic feasibility identified the supercritical Rankine cycle CO2 Carnot battery with solid heat storage as the optimal choice. The findings of this work offer valuable insights for the design optimization and application of CO2 Carnot battery systems.

Key words: Carnot battery, carbon dioxide, high-temperature sensible heat storage, exergy analysis, economic analysis

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