SolSpaces - Development of a Segmented Sorption Store
Abstract
An advanced segmented sorption heat store with improved efficiency of the adsorption and desorption processes is presented in this paper. The basic concept of the solar thermal space heating system with high solar fraction using an effective long-term sorption store integrated in a conventional mechanical ventilation system has been developed in previous research projects. Many improvements concerning the system design and storage material have been achieved in the recent years. A modular storage design with segmented adsorption units is developed in the current work. A prototype store has been build and experimentally investigated. The results of the numerical simulations are in good agreement with the experiments.
Keywords
Thermo-chemical heat storage, Adsorption, Solar heating, High solar fraction, Segmented sorption