Moisture-participating MOF thermal battery for heat reallocation between indoor environment and building-integrated photovoltaics

• DOI: 10.1016/j.nanoen.2021.106224
• Publication Date: 2021-06-12T06:07:52Z
• Authors: Effrosyni Gkaniatsou; Bin Meng; Frédéric Cui; Roel Loonen; Farid Nouar; Christian Serre; Jan Hensen
• Keywords: Building Integrated Photovoltaics

The present deployment of photovoltaic (PV) panels on the rooftop has been far below its potential. Stakeholders often see PV as a strong design constraint, isolated from built environment and not adapted to their requirements. Here, we propose new that combines with metal-organic framework based sorptive thermal battery, which serves multi-functional building element is more actively involved in indoor regulation. open-loop battery can stock moisture air 10 5 times volume so high humidity at night dried comfortable healthy level. removed daytime unpleasant solar heat, thereby cools simultaneously, improving electricity generation by 5%. benefits this be translated into economic added value facilitate investment decisions building-integrated projects. We demonstrate MOF-based reallocate heat between bi-direction. Using excess for discharging waste charging realizes dehumidification cooling alternately. interactive working mode significantly benefit maximum allowable cost such an energy storage transfer system decision stakeholders along chain. • Novel MOF integrated PV. Heat reallocation performances less hydrophilic MOFs are robust. Energy bi-directional two-fold aspects dehumidification. Economic prominent.