Experimental Evaluation of a Latent Heat Thermal Storage Unit Integrated into a Flat Plate Solar Collector as Temperature Stabilizer

Mario Palacio, Mauricio Carmona

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Abstract

In this paper, temperature stabilization effect provided by PCM containers integrated into a flat plate solar collector during its daytime operation is experimentally analyzed. For this purpose, it was designed and constructed experimental set up with a prototype of flat plate solar collector with phase change material containers located under the absorber plate. Experimental tests were performed under outdoor conditions with and without phase change material, from 7:00 am to 7:00 pm. Temperatures of the ambient, absorber plate, water outlet, water inlet and PCM are compared with the behavior of solar radiation for 3 different cases. It was observed that using PCM reduce the fluctuation in water outlet temperature and absorber plate temperature due to solar radiation reduction, in fact, temperature variations were 55 % and 49.8 % lower compared with test without PCM, respectively. In order to compare results under different solar radiation conditions with and without PCM, conclusions were obtained by comparing these temperatures in proportion to the reduction of solar radiation.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings - 2018 2nd International Conference on Green Energy and Applications, ICGEA 2018
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages83-87
Number of pages5
ISBN (Electronic)978-1-5386-5234-3, 978-1-5386-5236-7
DOIs
StatePublished - 25 Mar 2018
Event2nd International Conference on Green Energy and Applications, ICGEA 2018 - Singapore, Singapore
Duration: 24 Mar 201826 Mar 2018

Publication series

NameProceedings - 2018 2nd International Conference on Green Energy and Applications, ICGEA 2018

Conference

Conference2nd International Conference on Green Energy and Applications, ICGEA 2018
Country/TerritorySingapore
CitySingapore
Period24/03/1826/03/18

Bibliographical note

Publisher Copyright:
© 2018 IEEE.

Keywords

  • experimental analysis
  • flat plate solar collector
  • phase change material
  • thermal energy storage

Types Minciencias

  • Eventos científicos con componente de apropiación

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