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What are the different methods of thermal energy storage?

The article presents different methods of thermal energy storage including sensible heat storage, latent heat storage and thermochemical energy storage, focusing mainly on phase change materials (PCMs) as a form of suitable solution for energy utilisation to fill the gap between demand and supply to improve the energy efficiency of a system.

How thermal energy can be processed and stored?

In particular, thermal energy including sensible heat storage, latent heat storage and thermochemical energy storage systems were thoroughly analysed. It was explained that how by employing certain physical and chemical techniques, thermal energy in term of sensible and latent heat can be processed and stored.

What are heat dissipation components?

Heat dissipation components are components that take advantage of high thermal conductivity that is a characteristic of the above-mentioned heat dissipation materials, and components with structures or features that further improve the efficiency of heat dissipation, like heat pipes and Vapor Chambers.

What is the discharge process of a heat storage system?

This is the discharge process of a heat storage system that provides the energy for applications. The heat storage is achieved by a reverse process which separates the sorbate from the sorbent in a sorption heat storage system.

Can a cascaded latent heat thermal energy storage system improve charging and discharging?

Nonetheless, it was also explained how the charging rate of the PCM material can significantly be enhanced with the increase in heat transfer and how cascaded latent heat thermal energy storage system are used as an ideal solution to improve charging and discharging of PCM based thermal storage systems.

Can a thermochemical energy storage system handle heat energy demand fluctuations?

A thermochemical energy storage system is one of the promising options to be used in an Integrated Total Site system to handle the heat energy demand fluctuations. This has motivated the choice of this storage type for the case study. The thermochemical energy storage system is assumed with 80% and 58% of energy charging and discharging efficiency.