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Thermal Energy Storage for Medium and High Temperatures

Concepts and Applications

  • Different technologies for energy storage - esp. heat storage
  • Thermal energy storage especially for solar thermal power plants
  • Describes all actual developments and industrial applications

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Table of contents (14 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xi
  2. Concepts

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
    2. Introduction

      • Wolf-Dieter Steinmann
      Pages 3-28
    3. Liquid Storage Media

      • Wolf-Dieter Steinmann
      Pages 29-76
    4. Solid Storage Media

      • Wolf-Dieter Steinmann
      Pages 77-131
    5. Dual Media Storage

      • Wolf-Dieter Steinmann
      Pages 133-151
    6. Steam Accumulators

      • Wolf-Dieter Steinmann
      Pages 153-177
    7. Latent Heat Energy Storage

      • Wolf-Dieter Steinmann
      Pages 179-239
    8. Thermochemical Energy Storage

      • Wolf-Dieter Steinmann
      Pages 241-262
    9. Selection of Storage Concepts

      • Wolf-Dieter Steinmann
      Pages 263-270
  3. Applications

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 271-271
    2. Concentrating Solar Power Plants

      • Wolf-Dieter Steinmann
      Pages 273-302
    3. Industrial Storage Applications

      • Wolf-Dieter Steinmann
      Pages 303-326
    4. Systems for the Storage of Electrical Energy

      • Wolf-Dieter Steinmann
      Pages 327-363
    5. Integration into Thermal Power Plants

      • Wolf-Dieter Steinmann
      Pages 365-370
    6. Power to Heat Storage

      • Wolf-Dieter Steinmann
      Pages 371-376
    7. Mobile Applications

      • Wolf-Dieter Steinmann
      Pages 377-391
  4. Back Matter

    Pages 393-395

About this book

This book provides a descriptive classification of the various concepts, giving characteristic performance data and design fundamentals. Systems based on sensible heat storage, latent heat storage and thermo-chemical processes are presented, including the state of maturity and innovative solutions. Essential for the effective integration of thermal storage systems is the optimal adaption to the specific requirements of an application. This is shown in the second part, where storage solutions for conventional and solar thermal power plants are described. Further examples show the integration into batch processes, mobile applications or options to support the utilization of waste heat. Systems using thermal energy storage for facility scale storage of electricity are also described.
Storage systems for medium and high temperatures are an emerging option to improve the energy efficiency of power plants and industrial facilities. Reflecting the wide area of applications in the temperature range from 100 °C to 1200 °C, a large number of storage concepts has been developed.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Institut für Technische Thermodynamik, DLR, Stuttgart, Germany

    Wolf-Dieter Steinmann

About the author



After the master in Aerospace Engineering Wolf-Dieter Steinmann received his PhD in Energy Engineering from Stuttgart University. For more than 20 years he has been working as a project manager at the German Aerospace Center (DLR) in numerous national and international projects dealing with thermal storage technology, from fundamental research to pilot-scale demonstration. He is author or co-author of more than 100 publications and holds more than 20 patents on the subject.

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