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Title: Tomorrow`s energy today for cities and counties - keep it cool with thermal energy storage

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/95173· OSTI ID:95173

Cool thermal energy storage (TES) is described as a means for electric utilities to provide electricity from off-peak times, particularly in the summer when air-conditioning accounts for 50% or more of electricity consumption. Cool TES uses off-peak power to provide cooling capacity by extracting heat from a storage medium such as ice or other phase change material. A refrigeration system may may be utilized at night to provide a reservoir of cold material. During the day, the reservoir is tapped to provide cooling capacity. The advantages of TES are discussed.

Research Organization:
Aerojet-General Corp., El Monte, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
DOE Contract Number:
AC36-83CH10093
OSTI ID:
95173
Report Number(s):
DOE/GO-10095-152; ON: DE94006859; TRN: 95:006354
Resource Relation:
Other Information: PBD: Jul 1995
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English