Solar-driven chemisorption cogeneration system integrated with thermal energy storage

Abstract

In this study, a power and cooling cogeneration system is introduced, consisting of a chemisorption cycle, a latent heat thermal energy storage (TES) system employing phase change materials (PCM), and a solar system employing compound parabolic collectors (CPC). The system is targeted at being employed in a residential area in Shiraz City and TRNSYS and MATLAB software environments are utilized to simulate and assess the system. In the system, power is generated by a turbine with the pressure difference elicited through the chemical reaction in the chemisorption cycle. Also, the cooling is produced via the evaporation of ammonia in the evaporator. The effect of the supplied hot source temperature for the reaction in the adsorbent bed was investigated. It was observed that in the 100–200 °C heat source temperature range, the total energy efficiency increased from 0.313 to 0.467 and the COP for the refrigeration process reduced from 0.71 to 0.53. Also, the maximum overall energy and exergy efficiency in this temperature range were 0.46 and 0.405, respectively. Also, at the heat source temperature of 200 °C, the average maximum electrical power and cooling capacity were gauged at 2.7 kW and 14.5 kW, respectively. In the TES system with a volume of 1.5 m3, the maximum achievable capacity was 250 kWh and the solar system showed its highest temperature in July and August. It was observed that heat source temperature augments the production capacity of the system while it reduced the coefficient of performance (COP) of the system. Sustainable development goals (SDG) impact [Display omitted]