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<p>In the modern society the concept of energy efficiency of buildings has become a subject of great interest, due to the negative impact of buildings upon the environment, society and economy. One of the methods of overcoming this is to provide a better efficiency of the energy storage because it is the key to resolve the difference between supply and demand. In comparison to electro-chemical batteries which provide limited energy storage at a high financially cost, thus in this regard, thermal energy storage technologies with high energy density have increased market potential. PCMs present objective advantages in comparison to classic construction materials due to their characteristics of being able to store and release higher quantities of thermal energy during the phase change process. A PCM radiant floor heating system can provide a reduction of the energy consumption for heating by up to 43%, trough the higher discharge time of the PCM compared to regular heating systems.</p>
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In the modern society the concept of energy efficiency of buildings has become a subject of great interest, due to the negative impact of buildings upon the environment, society and economy. One of the methods of overcoming this is to provide a better efficiency of the energy storage because it is the key to resolve the difference between supply and demand. In comparison to electro-chemical batteries which provide limited energy storage at a high financially cost, thus in this regard, thermal energy storage technologies with high energy density have increased market potential. PCMs present objective advantages in comparison to classic construction materials due to their characteristics of being able to store and release higher quantities of thermal energy during the phase change process. A PCM radiant floor heating system can provide a reduction of the energy consumption for heating by up to 43%, trough the higher discharge time of the PCM compared to regular heating systems.

A Review on the Energy Performance and Efficiency of Radiant Floor Heating Systems with Integrated Phase Change Materials

„Gheorghe Asachi” Technical University of Iasi

Bulletin of the Polytechnic Institute of Iași. Construction. Architecture Section

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In the modern society the concept of energy efficiency of buildings has become a subject of great interest, due to the negative impact of buildings upon the...

A Review on the Energy Performance and Efficiency of Radiant Floor Heating Systems with Integrated Phase Change Materials

Published Online: Feb 18, 2022

Page range: 81 - 91

Received: Mar 12, 2021

Accepted: Mar 24, 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/bipca-2021-0007

Keywords
Phase Change Material, Floor heating, Energy efficiency, Energy consumption reduction, Space heating performance

© 2021 Marius Brănoaea et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

A Review on the Energy Performance and Efficiency of Radiant Floor Heating Systems with Integrated Phase Change Materials

Published Online: Feb 18, 2022

Page range: 81 - 91

Received: Mar 12, 2021

Accepted: Mar 24, 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/bipca-2021-0007

KeywordsPhase Change Material, Floor heating, Energy efficiency, Energy consumption reduction, Space heating performance

© 2021 Marius Brănoaea et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Keywords
Phase Change Material, Floor heating, Energy efficiency, Energy consumption reduction, Space heating performance