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Seasonal Heat Storages and residential micro-cogeneration
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Alanne, Kari Paatero, Jukka |
| Copyright Year | 2008 |
| Abstract | The overall efficiency of micro-cogeneration may be as high as 85 %, which makes it an attractive method of supplying energy for residential buildings. As the largest thermal surplus is commonly available during the warm season when the heating demand is at its minimum, long-term thermal storage may improve the overall energy efficiency of the system. This paper presents a review of seasonal heat storage technologies and evaluates their applicability to residential micro-cogeneration in terms of technical aspects such as physical location and spatial requirements. Moreover, the optimal sizing of seasonal heat storage located in cold climates is defined through computational study. The results imply that a semi-spherical shape would be optimal for the seasonal heat storage and that significant fuel savings could be achieved by employing seasonal storage in terms of residential micro-cogeneration. In the case study used in this research, the breakeven price of 2483€ is achieved for the storage. |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://paatero.arkku.net/pub/conf_2008_ICMGA_Ottawa.pdf |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
