scholarly journals Focusing on the future: Solar thermal energy systems emerge as competitive technologies with major economic potential

1989 ◽  
Author(s):  
Not Given Author
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Energy ◽  
Energy Systems ◽  
Solar Thermal ◽  
Economic Potential ◽  
Solar Thermal Energy ◽  
The Future

Design and Optimization of Integrated Distributed Energy Systems for Off-grid Buildings

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-27
Author(s):  
Jian Zhang ◽  
Heejin Cho ◽  
Pedro Mago
Keyword(s):  
Energy Storage ◽  
Optimal Design ◽  
Power Systems ◽  
Thermal Energy ◽  
Waste Heat ◽  
Carbon Dioxide Emission ◽  
Energy Systems ◽  
Solar Thermal ◽  
Solar Thermal Energy ◽  
Distributed Energy

Abstract Off-grid concepts for homes and buildings have been a fast-growing trend worldwide in the last few years because of the rapidly dropping cost of renewable energy systems and their self-sufficient nature. Off-grid homes/buildings can be enabled with various energy generation and storage technologies, however, design optimization and integration issues have not been explored sufficiently. This paper applies a multi-objective genetic algorithm (MOGA) optimization to obtain an optimal design of integrated distributed energy systems for off-grid homes in various climate regions. Distributed energy systems consisting of renewable and non-renewable power generation technologies with energy storage are employed to enable off-grid homes/buildings and meet required building electricity demands. In this study, the building types under investigation are residential homes. Multiple distributed energy resources are considered such as combined heat and power systems (CHP), solar photovoltaic (PV), solar thermal collector (STC), wind turbine (WT), as well as battery energy storage (BES) and thermal energy storage (TES). Among those technologies, CHP, PV, and WT are used to generate electricity, which satisfies the building's electric load, including electricity consumed for space heating and cooling. Solar thermal energy and waste heat recovered from CHP are used to partly supply the building's thermal load. Excess electricity and thermal energy can be stored in the BES and TES for later use. The MOGA is applied to determine the best combination of DERs and each component's size to reduce the system cost and carbon dioxide emission for different locations. Results show that the proposed optimization method can be effectively and widely applied to design integrated distributed energy systems for off-grid homes resulting in an optimal design and operation based on a trade-off between economic and environmental performance.

New bounds for the thermal energy storage process with stationary input

1982 ◽  
Vol 19 (04) ◽  
pp. 894-899 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Haslett
Keyword(s):  
Energy Storage ◽  
Thermal Energy ◽  
Thermal Energy Storage ◽  
Energy Systems ◽  
Solar Thermal ◽  
Solar Thermal Energy ◽  
Storage Process

The process {Xn }, defined by Xn + 1 = max{Yn + 1 + αßX n, ßX n}, with αand ß in [0, 1) and {Yn } stationary, arises in studies of solar thermal energy systems. Bounds for the stationary mean EX are given, which are more general and in some cases tighter, than those previously available.

scholarly journals Task 39 Exhibition – Assembly of Polymeric Components for a New Generation of Solar Thermal Energy Systems

2014 ◽  
Vol 48 ◽  
pp. 130-136 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Koehl ◽  
Sandrin Saile ◽  
Andreas Piekarczyk ◽  
Stephan Fischer
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Energy ◽  
Energy Systems ◽  
Solar Thermal ◽  
Solar Thermal Energy ◽  
New Generation
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