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Solar-Driven Sorption System for Seasonal Heat Storage under Optimal Control: Study for Different Climatic Zones

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ENERGIES
Volume 15, Issue 15, Pages -

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MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/en15155604

Keywords

water-based sorption storage; seasonal storage; simulations; control optimization; climatic zones

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  1. Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovacion y Universidades de Espana [RTI2018-093849-B-C31]
  2. Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovacion y Universidades-Agencia Estatal de Investigacion (AEI) [RED2018-102431-T]
  3. ICREA under the ICREA Academia programme
  4. FI-SDUR grant from the AGAUR of the Generalitat de Catalunya
  5. Secretaria d'Universitats i Recerca del Departament d'Empresa i Coneixement de la Generalitat de Catalunya
  6. Italian Ministry of University and Research (MUR) [1735, ARS01_00334-CUP B45F21000680005]

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This study investigated the technical performance of a solar-driven seasonal sorption storage system under three European climates. The results showed that optimal control can maximize system competitiveness and determine the optimal sorption storage size for each location, avoiding oversizing.
Solar thermal energy coupled to a seasonal sorption storage system stands as an alternative to fossil fuels to supply residential thermal energy demand in climates where solar energy availability is high in summer and low in winter, matching with a high space heating demand. Sorption storage systems usually have a high dependency on weather conditions (ambient temperature and solar irradiation). Therefore, in this study, the technical performance of a solar-driven seasonal sorption storage system, using an innovative composite sorbent and water as working fluid, was studied under three European climates, represented by: Paris, Munich, and Stockholm. All scenarios analyses were simulation-based under optimal system control, which allowed to maximize the system competitiveness by minimizing the system operational costs. The optimal scenarios profit from just 91, 82 and 76% of the total sorption system capacity, for Paris, Munich, and Stockholm, respectively. That means that an optimal control can identify the optimal sorption storage size for each location and avoid oversizing in future systems, which furthermore involves higher investment costs. The best coefficient of performance was obtained for Stockholm (0.31), despite having the coldest climate. The sorption system was able to work at minimum temperatures of -15 degrees C, showing independence from ambient temperature during its discharge. In conclusion, a seasonal sorption system based on selective water materials is suitable to be integrated into a single-family house in climates of central and northern Europe as long as an optimal control based on weather conditions, thermal demand, and system state is considered.

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