Research Status and Development Trend of Latent Heat Thermal Energy Storage Technology and Device
Latent heat thermal storage technology can achieve sustainable energy supply,but its phase change materials and heat exchanger devices restrict the development of heat storage industry due to poor heat storage performance and high cost,so it is urgent to solve relevant technical problems to improve the efficiency of heat utilization.The main system and classification of latent heat thermal storage are introduced.The principle of latent heat thermal storage technology,phase change material selection and fin design of heat exchanger are summarized.The working principles of latent heat thermal storage technology in the fields of solar energy,industrial waste heat recovery and valley power utilization are introduced.The existing research on latent heat storage mainly focuses on optimizing the structure of heat exchangers,improving latent heat materials,and designing new heat storage systems to improve heat storage efficiency and energy utilization efficiency.In the future,latent heat storage technology can be improved by developing systems for the recovery and reuse of latent heat materials,strengthening the coupling of heat storage with other energy sources,optimizing heat storage devices and thermal management systems,and so on.