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Can a phase change material based energy storage technology improve solar energy utilization?

Authors to whom correspondence should be addressed. Solar energy, the most promising renewable energy, suffers from intermittency and discontinuity. Phase change material (PCM)-based energy storage technology can mitigate this issue and substantially improve the utilization efficiency of solar energy.

What are phase change materials (PCMs)?

Phase change materials (PCMs) are essential to phase change energy storage technology. These materials absorb or release a significant amount of latent heat during phase transitions, thus enabling the storage and release of thermal energy .

Does phase change material melt in a solar vertical thermal energy storage?

Melting behavior of phase change material in a solar vertical thermal energy storage with variable length fins added on the heat transfer tube surfaces Int. J. Renew. Energy Dev., 9 ( 3) ( 2020), pp. 361 - 367, 10.14710/ijred.2020.29879

Can photovoltaic-phase change materials be used in building applications?

Integrating phase change materials with photovoltaic panels could simultaneously provide thermal regulation for the panel as well as thermal energy storage for the building. During the last two decades, research efforts on photovoltaic-phase change material systems for building applications have considerably grown.

Can phase change materials improve performance of a building-integrated concentrating photovoltaic system?

Performance enhancement of a Building-Integrated Concentrating Photovoltaic system using phase change material Sol. Energy Mater. Sol. Cells, 149 ( 2016), pp. 29 - 39 Nanoencapsulation of phase change materials for advanced thermal energy storage systems Cooling methodologies of photovoltaic module for enhancing electrical efficiency: A review

Are solid-liquid PCMs suitable for solar energy storage?

Furthermore, solid–liquid PCMs face two key issues during their practical use: first, after absorbing heat, the phase change material becomes a liquid and may leak during its use; second, phase change materials generally lack good solar–thermal conversion performance, which severely limits their application in solar energy storage.