Coupling thermal energy storage with a thermally anisotropic building envelope for building demand-side management across various US climate conditions

Shen, Zhenglai; Howard, Daniel; Hun, Diana; Mumme, Sven; Shrestha, Som

doi:10.1016/j.enbuild.2024.115204

Title: Coupling thermal energy storage with a thermally anisotropic building envelope for building demand-side management across various US climate conditions

Journal Article · 16 December 2024 · Energy and Buildings

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2024.115204 · OSTI ID:2483954

Shen, Zhenglai ^[1]; Howard, Daniel ^[1]; Hun, Diana ^[1]; Mumme, Sven ^[2]; Shrestha, Som ^[1]

Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
US Department of Energy (USDOE), Washington, DC (United States). Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Building Technologies Office

Here, the thermally anisotropic building envelope (TABE) is a novel active building envelope that enhances energy efficiency and thermal comfort in buildings by transferring heat and cold between building envelopes and hydronic loops. When coupled with thermal energy storage (TES) units, the TABE + TES enables the storage of both heat and cold energy captured by the TABE roof or exterior walls. This stored energy can be later released by the TABE floor for indoor heating and cooling, benefiting both the grid and the end user. This paper evaluates the merits of TABE + TES for building demand-side management across various US climate conditions, focusing on peak load shaving, annual energy savings, and cost savings under time-of-use (TOU) electric rate schedules. Simulations were conducted by integrating time-of-day–informed, rule-based control strategies in MATLAB, TABE components and TES units in COMSOL Multiphysics, and whole-building energy analysis in EnergyPlus. A case study using the US Department of Energy’s prototype single-family detached house model in Birmingham, Alabama; Los Angeles, California; Oak Ridge, Tennessee; and Denver, Colorado, showed that the TABE + TES system achieved (1) 70 % peak load shaving in Los Angeles and Denver and 20 % in Birmingham and Oak Ridge; (2) significant peak electricity savings of 351–497 kWh, reducing peak energy consumption by 38 %–78 %; and (3) annual heating cost savings of 0.79 $$\$$$$/m2–1.17 $$\$$$$/m² and cooling cost savings of 0.60 $$\$$$$/m²–1.17 $$\$$$$/m² using a normal utility rate or low-TOU rate. The benefits of employing the TABE + TES system are even more significant under high TOU rates.

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Research Organization:: Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE); USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Energy Efficiency Office. Building Technologies Office

Grant/Contract Number:: AC05-00OR22725

OSTI ID:: 2483954

Journal Information:: Energy and Buildings, Journal Name: Energy and Buildings Vol. 328; ISSN 0378-7788

Publisher:: ElsevierCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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