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Integration of Heat Pumps With Solar Thermal Systems for Energy Storage

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This chapter considers the combination of solar thermal systems with an energy storage device known as a Carnot Battery which charges thermal storage with a heat pump or electric heater. Integrating these systems can provide a variety of advantages, such as dispatchable renewable power generation and electricity storage services. In this chapter a variety of methods for hybridizing these systems are described, and ideal cycle analysis is used to assess their relative merits.

Research Organization:
National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Renewable Power Office. Solar Energy Technologies Office
DOE Contract Number:
AC36-08GO28308
OSTI ID:
1971852
Report Number(s):
NREL/CH-5700-78508; MainId:32425; UUID:a836058d-e2d2-4488-aaa3-980d3e68b106; MainAdminID:21188
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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