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A Review of the Performance Improvement Methods of Phase Change Materials: Application for the Heat Pump Heating System

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  • Cong Zhou

    (Shannxi Zhongmei New Energy Co., Ltd., Xi’an 710054, China
    School of Human Settlements and Civil Engineering, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710049, China
    These authors contributed equally to this work.)

  • Yizhen Li

    (School of Human Settlements and Civil Engineering, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710049, China
    These authors contributed equally to this work.)

  • Fenghao Wang

    (School of Human Settlements and Civil Engineering, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710049, China)

  • Zeyuan Wang

    (School of Human Settlements and Civil Engineering, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710049, China)

  • Qing Xia

    (School of Human Settlements and Civil Engineering, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710049, China)

  • Yuping Zhang

    (Key Laboratory of Coal Resources Exploration and Comprehensive Utilization, Ministry of Natural Resources, Xi’an 710021, China)

  • Jun Liu

    (Key Laboratory of Coal Resources Exploration and Comprehensive Utilization, Ministry of Natural Resources, Xi’an 710021, China)

  • Boyang Liu

    (Shannxi Zhongmei New Energy Co., Ltd., Xi’an 710054, China)

  • Wanlong Cai

    (School of Human Settlements and Civil Engineering, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710049, China)

Abstract

With the development of the economy and society, energy problems have become a great concern. The heat pump-coupled thermal energy storage (TES) system is a potential form of building heating, which can improve the stability of the grid and promote the consumption of renewable energy. Phase change materials (PCMs) are widely used in the field of building heating, but there are still some problems such as unsatisfactory melting points, low thermal conductivity, phase separation, and supercooling, which limit the application of PCMs in heat pump heating systems. Therefore, it is very important to improve PCMs by a performance improvement method. This work first summarizes the classification, advantages and disadvantages of PCMs, and introduces the connection between PCMs and heat pumps. Then, a detailed summary of PCMs applied in heat pump heating systems is presented, and a comprehensive review of the performance improvement methods for PCMs, which include additives, encapsulation, and eutectic compounds, is discussed. Finally, the existing problems, solutions, and future research directions are proposed. The emphasis of the research is to clarify the influence of PCMs on heat pump performance and the effect of different performance improvement methods on PCMs, and to illustrate the future development direction for PCMs in heat pump heating technologies, including the matching of heat pumps and PCMs, multi-standard decision methods and advanced control strategies.

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  • Cong Zhou & Yizhen Li & Fenghao Wang & Zeyuan Wang & Qing Xia & Yuping Zhang & Jun Liu & Boyang Liu & Wanlong Cai, 2023. "A Review of the Performance Improvement Methods of Phase Change Materials: Application for the Heat Pump Heating System," Energies, MDPI, vol. 16(6), pages 1-21, March.
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