Journal
RENEWABLE ENERGY
Volume 85, Issue -, Pages 1334-1356Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2015.06.064
Keywords
Thermal energy storage; Passive system; Building integrated; Sensible heat storage; Latent heat storage
Funding
- European Union [PIRSES-GA-2013-610692]
- Education Ministry of Chile [PMI ANT1201]
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Energy consumption trends in residential and commercial buildings show a significant increase in recent decades. One of the key points for reducing energy consumption in buildings is to decrease the energy demand. Buildings envelopes are not just a structure they also provide protection from outdoor weather conditions always taking into account the local climate. Thermal energy storage has been used and applied to the building structure by taking advantage of sensible heat storage of materials with high thermal mass. But in recent years, researchers have focused their studies on the implementation of latent heat storage materials that if well incorporated could have high potential in energy demand reduction without occupying the space required by sensible storage. The aim of this study is to review the thermal energy storage passive systems that have been integrated in building components such as walls, ceilings or floors, and to classify them depending on their component integration. (C) 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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