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Absorption energy storage is highly effective in mitigating the intermittence of low-grade energy but cannot achieve temperature upgrading, which restricts the utilization of medium-temperature heat source. An absorption energy storage heat transformer (ESHT) for energy storage and temperature lift capabilities offers a viable solution to this issue. To further improve the temperature lift, a novel double absorption energy storage heat transformer (DAESHT) is proposed. The dynamic characteristics of the operational process are conducted. Moreover, the system performance is analyzed and compared between the DAESHT and double-stage energy storage heat transformer (DESHT) at various charging and discharging temperatures. Then, the effects of the transport pump mass flow rate are extensively investigated. Results show that the DAESHT can achieve comparable or superior performance to the DESHT with a simpler configuration. The maximum temperature lift is 55 °C, corresponding to energy storage density, energy storage efficiency, and exergy efficiency of 19.29 kWh/m3, 0.10, and 0.19, respectively. The transport pump mass flow rate should be reduced as much as possible while remaining close to 1.5 g/s, and the mass ratio of solution tank 1 to solution tank 2 should be set at 0.7 to improve system performance. This study could provide references for the development of the ESHT systems. © 2025 Elsevier Ltd
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Journal of Energy Storage
Year: 2025
Volume: 118
9 . 4 0 0
JCR@2022
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