Copolymer-bound phase change materials for household refrigerating appliances: experimental investigation of power consumption, temperature distribution and demand side management potential
G. Sonnenrein, E. Baumhögger, A. Elsner, K. Fieback, A. Morbach, A. Paul, J. Vrabec, International Journal of Refrigeration 60 (2015) 166–173.
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Sonnenrein, Gerrit;
Baumhögger, ElmarLibreCat;
Elsner, AndreasLibreCat;
Fieback, K.;
Morbach, A.;
Paul, AndreasLibreCat;
Vrabec, J.
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This study presents the results of an experimental investigation of the influence of latent
thermal heat storage elements on the power consumption as well as the temperature distribution
of commercial household refrigerators.Two evaporator types and a standard wireand-
tube condenser are equipped with copolymer-bound phase change materials (PCM) and
the performance is determined under standard conditions. The results show that refrigerating
appliances equipped with PCM can be optimized through modifications of the control
strategy to achieve different targets: (a) Power consumption can be significantly reduced
by increasing the evaporator and decreasing the condenser temperature. (b) Temperature
fluctuations in the refrigerator’s fresh-food compartment during the cooling cycle can be
reduced from 4 °C to 0.5 °C. (c) The cooling cycle duration can be tripled without compromising
the fresh-food compartment conditions. The latter may help to meet the growing
demand for balancing power consumption to stabilize the power grid, e.g. if the share of
highly fluctuating, sustainable energy supply is large.
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International Journal of Refrigeration
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60
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166-173
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Sonnenrein G, Baumhögger E, Elsner A, et al. Copolymer-bound phase change materials for household refrigerating appliances: experimental investigation of power consumption, temperature distribution and demand side management potential. International Journal of Refrigeration. 2015;60:166-173. doi:10.1016/j.ijrefrig.2015.06.030
Sonnenrein, G., Baumhögger, E., Elsner, A., Fieback, K., Morbach, A., Paul, A., & Vrabec, J. (2015). Copolymer-bound phase change materials for household refrigerating appliances: experimental investigation of power consumption, temperature distribution and demand side management potential. International Journal of Refrigeration, 60, 166–173. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijrefrig.2015.06.030
@article{Sonnenrein_Baumhögger_Elsner_Fieback_Morbach_Paul_Vrabec_2015, title={Copolymer-bound phase change materials for household refrigerating appliances: experimental investigation of power consumption, temperature distribution and demand side management potential}, volume={60}, DOI={10.1016/j.ijrefrig.2015.06.030}, journal={International Journal of Refrigeration}, author={Sonnenrein, Gerrit and Baumhögger, Elmar and Elsner, Andreas and Fieback, K. and Morbach, A. and Paul, Andreas and Vrabec, J.}, year={2015}, pages={166–173} }
Sonnenrein, Gerrit, Elmar Baumhögger, Andreas Elsner, K. Fieback, A. Morbach, Andreas Paul, and J. Vrabec. “Copolymer-Bound Phase Change Materials for Household Refrigerating Appliances: Experimental Investigation of Power Consumption, Temperature Distribution and Demand Side Management Potential.” International Journal of Refrigeration 60 (2015): 166–73. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijrefrig.2015.06.030.
G. Sonnenrein et al., “Copolymer-bound phase change materials for household refrigerating appliances: experimental investigation of power consumption, temperature distribution and demand side management potential,” International Journal of Refrigeration, vol. 60, pp. 166–173, 2015, doi: 10.1016/j.ijrefrig.2015.06.030.
Sonnenrein, Gerrit, et al. “Copolymer-Bound Phase Change Materials for Household Refrigerating Appliances: Experimental Investigation of Power Consumption, Temperature Distribution and Demand Side Management Potential.” International Journal of Refrigeration, vol. 60, 2015, pp. 166–73, doi:10.1016/j.ijrefrig.2015.06.030.