The heat battery: Solar thermal energy storage for heating loads

Abstract

Similar to the storage of electrical energy, the Heat Battery is an energy carrier used to store solar energy in the thermal form. Solar energy is available few hours a day with different intensities with the possibilities of overcast days. However, the heating load is continuous for 240 days a year in Northern Ontario. The objective of this Applied Research project is to design a Heat Battery system that is able to receive energy converted from solar radiation and stored in the thermal form to be supplied on demand for residential space and water heating.