Provided is a heat storage material composition that is less likely to vaporize and has a sufficiently stabilized supercooled state. A heat storage material composition according to an aspect of the present disclosure includes sodium acetate, water, and an alcohol. The alcohol includes at least one selected from the group consisting of 1,2-butanediol and a dihydric alcohol having 5 or 6 carbon atoms. The dihydric alcohol is for example a straight-chain alcohol. For example, two hydroxy groups contained in the dihydric alcohol are each bonded to a different one of a carbon atom at a 1-position and a carbon atom at a 2-position contained in the dihydric alcohol. The alcohol includes for example at least one selected from the group consisting of 1,2-butanediol, 1,2-pentanediol, and 1,2-hexanediol.

A heat accumulating unit includes an upstream heat accumulator and a downstream heat accumulator each accommodating a supercooling heat accumulating material. Each of the upstream heat accumulator and the downstream heat accumulator has a channel in which fluid flows. In heat accumulation of the supercooling heat accumulating material, the channel of the upstream heat accumulator and the channel of the downstream heat accumulator are set in a serial connection state by a serial connection pipe. In a temperature rise mode, fluid that has passed through the channel of the upstream heat accumulator flows in a bypass pipe.

In one aspect, thermal energy storage systems are described herein. In some embodiments, such a system includes at least one active thermal storage battery and at least one passive thermal storage battery. The at least one active thermal storage battery includes a container, a heat exchanger disposed within the container, and a first phase change material disposed within the container and in thermal contact with the heat exchanger. The at least one passive thermal storage battery comprises a plurality of thermal storage cells, individual thermal storage cells comprising a container having an interior volume, and a second phase change material disposed within the interior volume of the container.

A thermal storage system includes a container, a thermal exchange device, a first thermal storage material, and a second thermal storage material. The first thermal exchange device is disposed in the container. The first thermal storage material is disposed in the container and is spaced apart from the thermal exchange device. The second thermal storage material is also disposed in the container in contact with the thermal exchange device. The first and second thermal storage materials are immiscible. The second thermal storage material is less reactive with the construction material of the thermal exchange device as compared to the first thermal storage material. Optionally, a second thermal exchange device can be submerged in the second thermal storage material. The first thermal exchange device is configured to supply heat to the second thermal storage material and the second thermal exchange device facilitates extraction of heat from the second thermal storage material.

A thermal energy storage device that includes an air distribution conduit and a phase change material. The phase change material is embedded or integrated onto at least an outer portion or inner portion of the air distribution conduit. The energy storage system for buildings includes the thermal energy storage device and an air distribution apparatus that provides air into the device, which is in fluid communication with the air distribution apparatus.

A heat storage heat pump heater (HSHPH) incorporated into a heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system that provides heat to maintain the temperature in a compartment (e.g., a cabin of an electric vehicle) during both a heating cycle and defrosting cycle. This HSHPH contains a heat exchanger having an inlet and an outlet located in one or more manifolds and a core that includes one or more refrigerant tubes through which a refrigerant flows and a plurality of fins that extend between the tubes, the one or more refrigerant tubes being in fluid communication with the inlet and the outlet; and a phase change material (PCM) configured to store heat transferred from the refrigerant during a heating cycle and to transfer heat to the refrigerant during a defrosting cycle. The PCM changes phase at a temperature that is greater than or equal to 24° C.

A thermal storage system includes a container, a thermal exchange device, a first thermal storage material, and a second thermal storage material. The first thermal exchange device is disposed in the container. The first thermal storage material is disposed in the container and is spaced apart from the thermal exchange device. The second thermal storage material is also disposed in the container in contact with the thermal exchange device. The first and second thermal storage materials are immiscible. The second thermal storage material is less reactive with the construction material of the thermal exchange device as compared to the first thermal storage material. Optionally, a second thermal exchange device can be submerged in the second thermal storage material. The first thermal exchange device is configured to supply heat to the second thermal storage material and the second thermal exchange device facilitates extraction of heat from the second thermal storage material.

An assembly having a structure provided with an interior volume in which is present for example at least one fluid capable of circulating in said volume and under the action of circulation means. Thermally insulating elements of VIP construction are arranged around a layer containing a PCM and extending around the peripheral wall that surrounds the volume. Protrusions fixed to the peripheral wall delimit spaces in which the thermally insulating elements are positioned. A sleeve extends around the protrusions and the insulating elements.

A Cold Storage System includes a chiller (B), a cold storage (C), a compressor (A), and a bypass control valve (K; L). The chiller (B) is for cooling the heat transfer fluid (HTF) to low or ultra-low temperature. The cold storage (C) is for storing coldness. The compressor (A) enables the circulation of the HTF. The bypass control valve (K; L) is applied in between an exit of chiller (B) and an exit of the cold storage (C) and is adapted to keep a temperature at an inlet of the compressor (A) at a predefined setpoint temperature.

The invention relates to a buffer storage arrangement filled with phase change material for storing heat energy, comprising a container (1) having open or sealed configuration, a heat exchanger unit (2) arranged in the container (1), and liquid-solid phase change material encompassing the heat exchanger unit (2) inside the container (1), wherein the heat exchanger unit (2) comprises pipe coils (21, 22) formed from bent pipes and heat exchanger fins (23) adapted for interconnecting the pipe coils (21, 22), wherein each pipe coil (21, 22) is situated along a respective imaginary plane, the imaginary planes being arranged parallelly beside one another, and the heat exchanger fins (23) are arranged aligned with the cross-sectional (24) direction of the pipes of the pipe coils (21, 22), substantially perpendicular to the imaginary planes of the pipe coils. The arrangement according to the invention is characterized in that the cross-sectional area of the container (1) is essentially filled by the heat exchanger fins (23) such that fluid communication between the walls (11, 12, 13, 14) of the container (1) and the heat exchanger unit (2) is provided in order to balance inhomogeneities between the spatial regions (15) separated by the heat exchanger fins (23).