Seminar 40 -- Who Said Thermal Storage Has to be Only in Tanks??Thermal Storage in the Building Envelope PDF

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With more variable renewable and distributed generation sources integrated into the electrical grid, it becomes more difficult to reliably match supply and demand. Energy storage can play a key role in addressing such mismatch. While typically one considers electro-chemical batteries for storage, thermal energy storage can also be a resource. Most U.S. buildings typically have low thermal mass, so the addition of materials that change phase (phase change materials or PCMs) is an option. This
seminar will revisit some of the concepts and challenges to incorporate PCMs in the building envelope.

• 1. Energy Demand Management in Buildings Using PCM-Integrated Wall
  Ravi Kishore, Ph.D., National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO
• 2. Effect of Convective Heat Transfer on PCM Thermal Performance
  Paulo Tabares Velasco, Ph.D., Associate Member, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO
• 3. Assessment of the Thermal Performance and Heat Transfer Regulation in Building External Walls Equipped with
  Phase Change Materials (PCM)
  Mario Medina, Ph.D., P.E., Member, The University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS