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Performance Assessment of Phase Change Materials Integrated with Building Envelope for Heating Application in Cold Locations

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  • Qudama M. Q. Al-Yasiri

    (Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Hungary)

  • Márta Szabó

    (Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Hungary)

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Phase change materials (PCMs) are increasingly investigated in the last years as successful in many thermal energy storage applications. In the building sector, PCMs are utilised to improve building efficiency by reducing cooling/heating loads and promoting renewable energy sources, such as solar energy. This paper shows the recent research works on integrating PCMs with building envelope for heating purposes. The main PCM categories and their main characteristics are presented, focusing on PCM types applied for building heating applications. The main methods adopted to incorporate PCMs with building elements and materials are mentioned, and the popular passive and active incorporation techniques are discussed. Lastly, the main contribution to building energy saving is discussed in terms of heating applications. The analysed studies indicated that all PCMs could improve the building energy saving in the cold climates by up to 44.16% regardless of their types and techniques. Several conclusions and recommendations are derived from the analysed studies that are believed to be a guideline for further research.

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Handle: RePEc:epw:energy:v:1:y:2021:i:1:id:7005
DOI: 10.24018/ejenergy.2021.1.1.5
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