Load Management for Seasonal Heat Storage Applications based on Sorption Storage Technology
Abstract
Based on the current energetic scenario worldwide, it is possible to observe that the necessity of storing the large supply of solar energy available during summer and using it during winter, when the accessible quantity of energy is not so big, is greater than ever. Therefore, seasonal storage systems with both, high energy density and low thermal losses, are needed. Energy storage systems based on thermochemical materials like zeolite, such as the one described in this study, are the most adequate option to achieve this goal, due to their potential to fulfill both requirements earlier described. This study aims to create a load management strategy for a sorption storage system in which the material should be dried during summer and used during winter, working this way as a seasonal heat storage.