Thermal energy storage in building integrated thermal systems: A review. Part 2. Integration as passive system

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...

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Authors: Navarro Farré, Lidia, Gracia Cuesta, Alvaro de, Niall, Dervilla, Castell, Albert, Browne, Maria C., McCormack, Sarah J., Griffiths, Philip, Cabeza, Luisa F.
Format: article
Status:Versión aceptada para publicación
Publication Date:2016
Country:España
Institution:Universitat de Lleida (UdL)
Repository:Repositori Obert UdL
OAI Identifier:oai:repositori.udl.cat:10459.1/57912
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2015.06.064
http://hdl.handle.net/10459.1/57912
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Thermal energy storage
Passive system
Building integrated
Sensible heat storage
Latent heat storage
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Summary: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.