Thermal energy storage technologies for sustainability : systems design, assessment, and applications

Thermal Energy Storage Technologies for Sustainabilityis a broad-based overview describing the state-of-the-art in latent, sensible, and thermo-chemical energy storage systems and their applications across industries. Beginning with a discussion of the efficiency and conservation advantages of balancing energy demand with production, the book goes on to describe current state-of-the art technologies. Not stopping with description, the authors also discuss design, modeling, and simulation of representative systems, and end with several case studies of systems in use. Describes how thermal energy storage helps bridge the gap between energy demand and supply, particularly for intermittent power sources like solar, wind, and tidal systemsProvides tables, illustrations, and comparative case studies that show applications of TES systems across industriesIncludes a chapter on the rapidly developing field of viable nanotechnology-based thermal energy storage systems