Open AccessTomorrow`s energy today for cities and counties - keep it cool with thermal energy storage
Publication year - 1995
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
DOI - 10.2172/95173
Subject(s) - clathrate hydrate , salt (chemistry) , thermal energy storage , freezing point , point (geometry) , environmental science , energy (signal processing) , chemistry , thermodynamics , hydrate , physics , organic chemistry , mathematics , geometry , quantum mechanics
Cool thermal energy storage (TES) is described as a means for electric utilities to provide electricity from off-peak times, particularly in the summer when air-conditioning accounts for 50% or more of electricity consumption. Cool TES uses off-peak power to provide cooling capacity by extracting heat from a storage medium such as ice or other phase change material. A refrigeration system may may be utilized at night to provide a reservoir of cold material. During the day, the reservoir is tapped to provide cooling capacity. The advantages of TES are discussed