Geothermal energy use in district heating systems has been prevalent and familiar in areas
with rich sources for many years. In conventional geothermal district heating systems …

In this study, a new residential heat pump system was designed for domestic use in the
geothermal district heating system (GDHS). A heat pump system was integrated into the …

With the rapid development of building integrated photovoltaic (BIPV) technology, rooftop PV
grid-connected systems face challenges in operation. When the consumption rate of BIPV …

In this study, a new geothermal district heating system, which includes a heat pump (HP)
system driven by thermal energy storage (TES) unit, was optimized throughout the multi …

To improve the power density and efficiency of compressed air energy storage (CAES), this
paper adopts an array-based compression/expansion (C/E) chamber structure, coupling a …

Given the inherent low thermal conductivity of phase change materials, the majority of
previous research has focused on heat transfer intensification for the double-tube heat …

Expansion of infrastructure acquiring electricity from renewable sources determines the
necessity of energy storage technology development. For highly urbanized areas …

In this paper, the effect of shell shape on vertical latent heat thermal energy storage (LHTES)
unit is experimentally investigated to alleviate the heat transfer lagging region and enhance …

This work proposes a novel type of shell and tube latent thermal energy storage unit
(LTESU). Effects of the thermal conductivity of PCM, the inlet temperature of heat transfer …

In previous studies, conventional conical structures fail to eliminate the bottom hard-to-melt
zone, and assessment of the full cycle thermal performance of melting and solidification …