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Demain l'énergie – Séminaire Daniel-Dautreppe, Grenoble, France, 2016
Storage of thermal solar energy
Comptes Rendus. Physique, Demain l’énergie, Volume 18 (2017) no. 7-8, pp. 401-414.

Solar thermal energy storage is used in many applications, from building to concentrating solar power plants and industry. The temperature levels encountered range from ambient temperature to more than 1000 °C, and operating times range from a few hours to several months. This paper reviews different types of solar thermal energy storage (sensible heat, latent heat, and thermochemical storage) for low- (40–120 °C) and medium-to-high-temperature (120–1000 °C) applications.

Le stockage thermique de l'énergie solaire touche de très nombreuses applications, qui vont du bâtiment aux centrales solaires à concentration en passant par l'industrie. Les niveaux de température rencontrés vont de la température ambiante à plus d'un millier de degrés, et les durées d'utilisation de quelques heures à plusieurs mois. Cet article passe en revue les différentes familles de stockage d'énergie solaire thermique (stockage sensible, latent et thermochimique), pour des applications à basses (40–120 °C) et moyennes–hautes températures (120–1000 °C).

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DOI: 10.1016/j.crhy.2017.09.008
Keywords: Sensible heat storage, Latent heat storage, Thermochemical heat storage
Mots-clés : Stockage de chaleur sensible, Stockage de chaleur latente, Stockage de chaleur enlever l'adjectif latente thermochimique

Benoît Stutz 1; Nolwenn Le Pierres 1; Frédéric Kuznik 2, 3; Kevyn Johannes 2, 3; Elena Palomo Del Barrio 4; Jean-Pierre Bédécarrats 5; Stéphane Gibout 5; Philippe Marty 6; Laurent Zalewski 7; Jerome Soto 8; Nathalie Mazet 9; Régis Olives 9; Jean-Jacques Bezian 10; Doan Pham Minh 10

1 LOCIE, Université Savoie Mont-Blanc, CNRS UMR5271, 73000 Chambéry, France
2 CETHIL, Université de Lyon, CNRS, INSA Lyon, CETHIL, UMR5008, 69621 Villeurbanne, France
3 Université Lyon 1, 69622 Villeurbanne, France
4 Université de Bordeaux, I2M UMR 5295, 33400 Talence, France
5 Université de Pau & des Pays de l'Adour, Laboratoire de thermique, énergétique et procédés–IPRA, EA1932, ENSGTI, avenue Jules-Ferry, BP7511, 64000 Pau, France
6 LEGI, Laboratoire des écoulements géophysiques et industriels, BP53, 38041 Grenoble, France
7 LGCGE, Université d'Artois, EA 4515, Laboratoire de génie civil et géo-environnement (LGCgE), 62400 Béthune, France
8 Université de Nantes, Nantes Atlantique Universités, CNRS, Laboratoire de thermocinétique de Nantes, UMR 6607, La Chantrerie, rue Christian-Pauc, BP 50609, 44306 Nantes cedex 3, France
9 CNRS-PROMES, UPR8521, Tecnosud, rambla de la thermodynamique, 66100 Perpignan, France
10 Université de Toulouse, Mines Albi, CNRS, Centre RAPSODEE, France
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