Phase change materials and nano-enhanced phase change materials for thermal energy storage in photovoltaic thermal systems: a futuristic approach and its technical challenges

• Main Authors: Reji Kumar, Rajamony, Mahendran, Samykano, Kumaran, Kadirgama, Pandey, Adarsh Kumar, Tyagi, V. V.
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: Elsevier 2020
• Subjects: TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
• Online Access: http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/30653/1/1-s2.0-S1364032120306298-main.pdf; http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/30653/7/Phase%20change%20materials%20and%20nano-enhanced%20phase%20change%20materials%20for%20thermal%20energy%20storage%20in%20photovoltaic%20thermal%20systems_%20A%20futuristic%20approach%20and%20its%20technical%20challenges.pdf; http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/30653/; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2020.110341; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2020.110341

In recent years, photovoltaic thermal (PVT) systems have emerged as an imperative research area due to the escalating demand for energy worldwide. Phase change materials (PCMs) considered as the most suitable materials to harvest thermal energy effectively from renewable energy sources. As such, thi...