Research on the performance of phase change energy storage devices based on solar energy.

This article designs a high-altitude border guard post that can fully utilize the heat absorbed by solar collectors to continuously store thermal energy during the day and stably release heat at night. This device is a spherical encapsulated paraffin phase change heat exchanger device (stainless ste...

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Main Authors: Ningge Xu, Chunlong Zhuang, Guangqin Huang, Hongyu Zhang, Fei Gan, Shanshan Hou, Lei Cheng, Yi Huang
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Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2025-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0322491
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author Ningge Xu
Chunlong Zhuang
Guangqin Huang
Hongyu Zhang
Fei Gan
Shanshan Hou
Lei Cheng
Yi Huang
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Chunlong Zhuang
Guangqin Huang
Hongyu Zhang
Fei Gan
Shanshan Hou
Lei Cheng
Yi Huang
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description This article designs a high-altitude border guard post that can fully utilize the heat absorbed by solar collectors to continuously store thermal energy during the day and stably release heat at night. This device is a spherical encapsulated paraffin phase change heat exchanger device (stainless steel shell diameter: 80mm),By conducting thermal storage and release experiments on the device, the performance of the device was analyzed. The experimental results showed that in the thermal storage experiment, the outlet temperature of the hot fluid reached about 97 °C at about 500 minutes and tended to stabilize. The wall temperature and center temperature of the encapsulated paraffin sphere began to stabilize at about 450 minutes and stopped absorbing heat; In the heat release experiment, the wall temperature and core temperature of the encapsulated paraffin spheres stabilized at about 400 minutes and stopped releasing heat; In this way, it can meet the heating needs of storing heat for about 8 hours during the day and continuously releasing heat for 6.5 hours at night.
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spelling doaj-art-9e55bd1d3b084ae7aaadca6f0338c6f92025-08-20T03:10:38ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032025-01-01204e032249110.1371/journal.pone.0322491Research on the performance of phase change energy storage devices based on solar energy.Ningge XuChunlong ZhuangGuangqin HuangHongyu ZhangFei GanShanshan HouLei ChengYi HuangThis article designs a high-altitude border guard post that can fully utilize the heat absorbed by solar collectors to continuously store thermal energy during the day and stably release heat at night. This device is a spherical encapsulated paraffin phase change heat exchanger device (stainless steel shell diameter: 80mm),By conducting thermal storage and release experiments on the device, the performance of the device was analyzed. The experimental results showed that in the thermal storage experiment, the outlet temperature of the hot fluid reached about 97 °C at about 500 minutes and tended to stabilize. The wall temperature and center temperature of the encapsulated paraffin sphere began to stabilize at about 450 minutes and stopped absorbing heat; In the heat release experiment, the wall temperature and core temperature of the encapsulated paraffin spheres stabilized at about 400 minutes and stopped releasing heat; In this way, it can meet the heating needs of storing heat for about 8 hours during the day and continuously releasing heat for 6.5 hours at night.https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0322491
spellingShingle Ningge Xu
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Research on the performance of phase change energy storage devices based on solar energy.
PLoS ONE
title Research on the performance of phase change energy storage devices based on solar energy.
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title_short Research on the performance of phase change energy storage devices based on solar energy.
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