Can compressed air energy storage systems be used for air conditioning?

This work presents findings on utilizing the expansion stage of compressed air energy storage systems for air conditioning purposes. The proposed setup is an ancillary installation to an existing compressed air energy storage setup and is used to produce chilled water at temperatures as low as 5 °C.

Does a compressed air energy storage system have a cooling potential?

This work experimentally investigates the cooling potential availed by the thermal management of a compressed air energy storage system. The heat generation/rejection caused by gas compression and decompression, respectively, is usually treated as a by-product of CAES systems.

Can thermal management of compressed air energy storage systems provide alternative cooling methods?

That is equivalent to 345.8 Wh and 318.16 Wh respectively (3320/3600 × 375&345). This work examined the potential of using the thermal management of compressed air energy storage systems to provide an alternative to conventional cooling methods.

How does a tri-generation compressed air energy storage system work?

The operation of a tri-generation compressed air energy storage (TCAES) systems has a pre-heating free air expansion in its discharge operation, which means that the expanded air temperature reaches extremely low temperatures (~ −100 °C), that facilitate its usage in district cooling applications.

Can the expansion process be used to chill water for air conditioning?

The opportunity to use the expansion process to chill water for air conditioning purposes is explained, and the amount of heat is calculated during runs for the energy storage system.

Why does air cooling lag along in energy storage systems?

Abstract: With the energy density increase of energy storage systems (ESSs), air cooling, as a traditional cooling method, limps along due to low efficiency in heat dissipation and inability in maintaining cell temperature consistency. Liquid cooling is coming downstage.