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Thermodynamic investigation of a Carnot battery based multi-energy system with cascaded latent thermal (heat and cold) energy stores

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  • Zhao, Yao
  • Huang, Jiaxing
  • Song, Jian
  • Ding, Yulong

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Carnot batteries store electricity in thermal form, allowing for power balancing and also multi-vector energy management as a unique asset. Cascaded thermal energy storage therefore has a vital role in Carnot battery, particularly multi-energy systems delivering electricity and thermal energy at various temperatures. Here, we propose a Carnot battery multi-energy system with cascaded latent thermal energy stores. The effects of compressor pressure ratio, total stage number, stage area and fluid velocity in tubes, on system-level coefficient of performance and total exergy efficiency are investigated. The results show that both the coefficient of performance and exergy efficiency increase significantly and then level off with the total stage number and stage area increasing, while they only increase slightly before a significant decrease with the increase of fluid velocity in tubes. The selection of compressor pressure ratios relates to the demands of cold, heat and electricity. The multi-energy system achieves a maximum coefficient of performance of 95.0% in combined cooling, heating and power mode. Although the thermodynamic performance yileds comparable with Carnot battery systems integrated with packed-bed or liquid-based sensible heat stores, the Carnot battery multi-energy system can deliver electricity and multi-grade heat and cold simultaneously, thus increasing flexibility in future energy systems.

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  • Zhao, Yao & Huang, Jiaxing & Song, Jian & Ding, Yulong, 2024. "Thermodynamic investigation of a Carnot battery based multi-energy system with cascaded latent thermal (heat and cold) energy stores," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 296(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:energy:v:296:y:2024:i:c:s0360544224009216
    DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2024.131148
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