Periodic Reporting for period 2 - MiniStor (Minimal Size Thermal and Electrical Energy Storage System for In-Situ Residential Installation)
Período documentado: 2021-05-01 hasta 2022-10-31
The MiniStor project aims at designing and producing a novel compact integrated thermal storage based on thermochemical materials to achieve sustainable heating, cooling and electricity storage that can be adapted to existing systems in residential buildings. It is based on a reaction of calcium chloride and ammonia, combined with parallel hot and cold phase-change materials for flexibility and usage year-round. It also stores electrical energy in a lithium-ion battery that responds to grid signals and can sell to the electrical grid. The system is managed by a Smart Home Energy Management System (SHEMS) that connects to the Internet of Things (IoT).
The system can have as input energy obtained from a variety of renewable energy sources such as hybrid photovoltaic thermal panels that collect both electricity and heat from the sun. This arrangement is demonstrated and validated in four demonstration sites (Ireland, Spain, Greece and Hungary), testing its effectiveness at different local climatic conditions and facilitating market replication.
Expected results until the end of the project include working prototypes being demonstrated in the selected sites. Potential impacts include reduction of energy consumption for both thermal and electrical energy, and higher user satisfaction from demo site users due to better control of their built environment and indoor air quality. This can provide the basis for further development of the system.