A novel compression-assisted energy storage heat transformer for low-grade renewable energy utilization

Z Ding, W Wu, SM Huang, H Huang, Y Bai, Z He - Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
Thermal energy storage is a promising method to balance the timing mismatch between the
intermittent energy sources and time-variable user loads but cannot address the low-grade …

Absorption heat pumps for low-grade heat utilization: A comprehensive review on working pairs, classification, system advances and applications

W Su, Y Han, Z Liu, X Jin, Z Liu, D Yang… - Energy Conversion and …, 2024 - Elsevier
The utilization of waste heat and renewable energy sources has attracted extensive
attention due to pursuit of sustainable energy solutions. Absorption heat pump (AHP) system …

Performance enhancement of hybrid absorption-compression heat pump via internal heat recovery

X Zhang, B Hu, R Wang, Z Xu - Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
Heat pumps, especially the air-source systems, have been regarded as promising
technology for deep decarbonization of thermal energy, but its industrial application is …

Experimental investigation of a solar-assisted absorption-compression system for heating and cooling

E Chen, Y Zhao, M Wang, M Bian, W Cai, B Li, Y Dai - Solar Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
Decarbonizing the energy sector becomes a key topic to solving man-made climate change.
For achieving indoor thermal comfort conditions, conventional heating, ventilating, and air …

Ionic liquid screening and performance optimization of transcritical carbon dioxide absorption heat pump enhanced by expander

Y Sui, W Wu - Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
Absorption technologies show great potential in utilizing renewable energy and waste heat.
In this study, novel CO 2/ionic liquid (IL) mixtures are investigated to overcome the …

Air-source hybrid absorption-compression heat pumps with three-stage thermal coupling configuration for temperature lift over 150° C

X Zhang, RZ Wang, ZY Xu - Energy Conversion and Management, 2022 - Elsevier
Heat pump technology is promising for low-carbon heating supply. However, temperature lift
of current technology is still insufficient to meet different industrial demands. Aiming at larger …

Transient supply-demand matching and numerical parametric study of solar absorption thermal battery for space cooling

Z Ding, Y Sui, C Zhai, Z Sui, H Lin, F Li, W Wu - Energy Conversion and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Efficient use of renewable energy, eg, solar energy, is an important pathway towards net-
zero energy buildings and carbon neutrality. However, renewable energy is difficult to be …

Green ground source heat pump using various low-global-warming-potential refrigerants: Thermal imbalance and long-term performance

T You, F Wang - Renewable Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
Ground source heat pump is a promising technology for achieving carbon neutrality in the
building sector owing to its high energy efficiency in heating and cooling applications. To …

Performance improvement of air-source heat pump heating system with variable water temperature difference

W Wang, J Jiang, B Hu, RZ Wang, M Luo… - Applied Thermal …, 2022 - Elsevier
Heating electrification is a trend for the current carbon neutrality setting. The air-source heat
pump (ASHP) has been widely used in residential or commercial buildings to replace …

Optimal discharging of solar driven sorption thermal battery for building cooling applications

HW Choi, J Jeong, YT Kang - Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
In this study, optimal discharge conditions of sorption thermal battery (STB) are determined
for stable supply of the building cooling load based on different load patterns. Parametric …