Energy Storage Systems

Front Matter....Pages i-x
Importance of Energy Storage....Pages 1-10
Thermal Energy Storage Systems and Their Dynamic Behavior....Pages 11-35
Second Law Optimization of Thermal Energy Storage Systems: Fundamentals and Sensible Heat Systems....Pages 37-67
Second Law Optimization of Thermal Energy Storage Systems: Latent Heat Systems....Pages 69-88
Design, Optimization and Control of a Thermal Energy Storage System....Pages 89-116
A Model for Energy Retrieval from a Thermal Storage....Pages 117-127
Storage of Solar Thermal Energy....Pages 129-161
Thermal Energy Storage and Extraction in Solar Ponds....Pages 163-190
Phase Change Heat Transfer in Cylindrical Domain: Modeling and its Importance in the Thermal Energy Storage....Pages 191-229
Solar Energy Storage in Packed Beds....Pages 231-247
Experimental and Numerical Modeling of Solar Energy Storage in Rockbeds and Encapsulated Phase Change Material Packings....Pages 249-301
New Approaches to Heat Storage in Buildings....Pages 303-313
Thermal Energy Storage for Cooling of Commercial Buildings....Pages 315-347
Cool Storage for Solar and Conventional Air Conditioning....Pages 349-368
The Importance of Heat Storage When Using Cogeneration Plants in Cold Climates....Pages 369-381
Gravity-Assisted Melting in Enclosures....Pages 383-413
Energy Storage and Nuclear Reactors....Pages 415-430
Comparison of Solar-Hydrogen with Synthetic Fossil Fuels....Pages 431-447
Convection Effects on Stratification During Charging of a Hot Water Store....Pages 449-464
The Evaluation of Thermal Stratification by Exergy....Pages 465-485
Adsorption in Energy Storage....Pages 487-507
Experience with a Man-Made Aquifer in Short-Term and Long-Term Cycles....Pages 509-523
Recovery and Storage of Waste Heat....Pages 525-537
High Temperature Thermal Storage....Pages 539-549
Energy Storage Systems in Operation....Pages 551-574
Superconducting Magnetic Energy Storage....Pages 575-597
Electrical Energy Storage Battery....Pages 599-603
On the Peak-Off-Peak Price Functions Based on Marginal Cost Methods to be Used in Energy Storage Projects....Pages 605-617
Mechanical Energy Storage Using Flywheels and Design Optimization....Pages 619-648
Techno-Economical Evaluation and Optimization of Compressed Air Energy Storage....Pages 649-672
Thermochemical Energy Storage....Pages 673-681
Long Term Efficiency of Solar Aided Water Heating Systems with Double Thermal Energy Storage Tanks....Pages 683-694
Economic Aspects of Energy Storage....Pages 695-702
Power Recovery of Concentration Based Energy Sources by Direct Contact Hygroscopic Condensation on Brine Films....Pages 703-720
Heat Transfer for the Two Phases of a Porous Storage Matrix....Pages 721-728
Planar Dielectric Collectors for Illumination and Solar Energy Applications....Pages 729-734
Melting in a Spherical Enclosure: An Experimental Study....Pages 735-742
Back Matter....Pages 743-746