Recent advances on the applications of phase change materials for solar collectors, practical limitations, and challenges: A critical review

A Mourad, A Aissa, Z Said, O Younis, M Iqbal… - Journal of Energy …, 2022 - Elsevier
Global warming is the most serious problem humanity faces in the twenty-first century. To
avoid additional global warming, the world must transition away from fossil fuels and toward …

Loop heat pipe-based solar thermal façade water heating system: A review of performance evaluation and enhancement

Q Su, S Chang, C Yang - Solar Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
To meet the demand for a high-efficiency, anti-freezing, and building-integrated solar water
heating system, a versatile loop heat pipe-based solar thermal façade water heating system …

Energy, economic and environmental impact analysis of phase change materials for cold chain transportation in Malaysia

R Chandran, M Hasanuzzaman, M Arıcı… - Journal of Energy …, 2022 - Elsevier
The tropical climate of Malaysia presents higher environmental temperatures ranging from
27 to 31° C and refrigerated semi-trailer trucks are utilized in cold chain transportation which …

Pricing method of electric-thermal heterogeneous shared energy storage service

C Wang, X Zhang, Y Wang, H Xiong, X Ding, C Guo - Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
Energy storage system (ESS) has been considered as a pivotal technology enjoying a wide
range of applications in different levels of power systems. However, the investment of ESS is …

[HTML][HTML] Comprehensive review of energy storage systems technologies, objectives, challenges, and future trends

DA Elalfy, E Gouda, MF Kotb, V Bureš… - Energy Strategy …, 2024 - Elsevier
Energy storage is one of the hot points of research in electrical power engineering as it is
essential in power systems. It can improve power system stability, shorten energy generation …

Numerical and experimental investigation on the melting heat transfer of nanographene-enhanced phase change material composites for thermal energy storage …

RK Kittusamy, V Rajagopal, PG Felix - … Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 2023 - Elsevier
Phase change materials (PCMs) low thermal conductivity limit the performance of latent heat
thermal energy storage systems. To enhance the thermal conductivity of the heat storage …

An overview of the state of the art and challenges in the use of gelling and thickening agents to create stable thermal energy storage materials

R Prabakaran, P Dhamodharan, A Sathishkumar… - Energies, 2023 - mdpi.com
Building cooling and heating, solar-powered energy production, energy recovery, and other
energy-consuming industries have all seen an increase in the use of cold/hot latent thermal …

[HTML][HTML] Experimental demonstration of an air-source heat pump application using an integrated phase change material storage as a desuperheater for domestic hot …

J Emhofer, K Marx, A Sporr, T Barz, B Nitsch… - Applied Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
Heat pumps with a three-media refrigerant/phase change material (PCM) water heat
exchanger (RPW-HEX), integrated in the hot superheated section after the compressor …

Phase change material composite battery module for thermal protection of electric vehicles: an experimental observation

AC Budiman, B Azzopardi, Sudirja, MAP Perdana… - Energies, 2023 - mdpi.com
A composite container for an electric vehicle (EV) battery module filled with a phase-change
material (PCM) was experimentally tested at various discharge rates. The average cell …

[HTML][HTML] Selection of phase change material suitable for building heating applications based on qualitative decision matrix

Q Al-Yasiri, M Szabó - Energy Conversion and Management: X, 2021 - Elsevier
Phase change materials (PCMs) are successful thermal energy storage mediums in many
thermal systems, including buildings. Identifying the best PCM candidate is a critical …