{"id":753,"date":"2026-04-17T06:29:48","date_gmt":"2026-04-17T04:29:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newheatintegrated.eu\/?p=753"},"modified":"2026-04-17T06:29:48","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T04:29:48","slug":"new-scientific-study-experimental-evaluation-of-a-modular-pcm-based-thermal-storage-system","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newheatintegrated.eu\/?p=753","title":{"rendered":"New\u00a0Scientific\u00a0Study:\u00a0Experimental\u00a0Evaluation\u00a0of\u00a0a\u00a0Modular\u00a0PCM-Based\u00a0Thermal\u00a0Storage\u00a0System\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"698\" height=\"465\" src=\"https:\/\/newheatintegrated.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/20250225-152A9949-698x465.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-754\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newheatintegrated.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/20250225-152A9949-698x465.jpg 698w, https:\/\/newheatintegrated.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/20250225-152A9949-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/newheatintegrated.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/20250225-152A9949-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/newheatintegrated.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/20250225-152A9949-1536x1023.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/newheatintegrated.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/20250225-152A9949.jpg 1621w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 698px) 100vw, 698px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The&nbsp;<strong>NewHeatIntegrated<\/strong>&nbsp;research&nbsp;team&nbsp;from&nbsp;the&nbsp;Department&nbsp;of&nbsp;Cybernetics&nbsp;and&nbsp;Biomedical&nbsp;Engineering&nbsp;at&nbsp;VSB-TUO ,&nbsp;in&nbsp;collaboration&nbsp;with&nbsp;partners&nbsp;from&nbsp;Fraunhofer&nbsp;ICT ,&nbsp;has&nbsp;published&nbsp;a preprint&nbsp;of&nbsp;a&nbsp;new&nbsp;study&nbsp;focused&nbsp;on&nbsp;innovative&nbsp;thermal&nbsp;energy&nbsp;storage&nbsp;systems.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The&nbsp;paper,&nbsp;titled&nbsp;<em>\u201cExperimental&nbsp;evaluation&nbsp;of&nbsp;a&nbsp;modular&nbsp;phase-change&nbsp;material-based&nbsp;thermal&nbsp;energy&nbsp;storage&nbsp;system,\u201d<\/em>&nbsp;provides&nbsp;a&nbsp;detailed&nbsp;description&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;development and testing&nbsp;of&nbsp;a&nbsp;modular&nbsp;unit&nbsp;designed&nbsp;specifically&nbsp;for&nbsp;residential&nbsp;applications.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Key&nbsp;highlights&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;study:<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>&#8220;On-Demand&#8221;\u00a0Energy:<\/strong>\u00a0The\u00a0system\u00a0utilizes\u00a085 kg\u00a0of\u00a0sodium\u00a0acetate\u00a0trihydrate\u00a0(SAT) and\u00a0operates\u00a0on\u00a0the\u00a0principle\u00a0of\u00a0controlled\u00a0supercooling.\u00a0This\u00a0allows\u00a0the\u00a0stored\u00a0latent\u00a0heat\u00a0to\u00a0be\u00a0preserved\u00a0and\u00a0released\u00a0exactly\u00a0when\u00a0demand\u00a0or\u00a0tariffs\u00a0justify\u00a0it.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Detailed\u00a0Diagnostics:<\/strong>\u00a0To\u00a0accurately\u00a0measure\u00a0heat\u00a0transfer and\u00a0phase\u00a0evolution,\u00a0the\u00a0prototype\u00a0features\u00a0a\u00a0unique\u00a0three-dimensional\u00a0(3D) network\u00a0of\u00a0117\u00a0calibrated\u00a0temperature\u00a0sensors.\u00a0This\u00a0setup\u00a0enabled\u00a0the\u00a0researchers\u00a0to\u00a0visualize\u00a0the\u00a0process\u00a0through\u00a0detailed\u00a0thermal\u00a0maps.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>High\u00a0Stability and\u00a0Efficiency:<\/strong>\u00a0Repeated\u00a0charging\u00a0and\u00a0discharging\u00a0tests\u00a0confirmed\u00a0stable\u00a0operation\u00a0without\u00a0phase\u00a0segregation\u00a0or\u00a0material\u00a0degradation. 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