Energy Storage Science and Technology ›› 2021, Vol. 10 ›› Issue (3): 1040-1050.doi: 10.19799/j.cnki.2095-4239.2020.0401

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Phase change materials for energy storage in cold-chain transportation

Niangzhi LIN(), Chuanchang LI()   

  1. School of Energy and Power Engineering, Changsha University of Science and Technology, Changsha 410114, Hunan, China
  • Received:2020-12-24 Revised:2020-12-31 Online:2021-05-05 Published:2021-04-30
  • Contact: Chuanchang LI E-mail:niangzhilin@126.com;chuanchangli@126.com

Abstract:

With the growing demand for cold chain logistics, convenient and fast cold chain transportation has been developed rapidly. As the core technology required for cold chain transportation, phase change cold storage technology is receiving more and more attention for it can improve energy utilization efficiency and provide a stable low-temperature environment required for cold chain transportation, and the key to its practical application is phase change energy storage material. This paper reviewed the development status of the cold chain logistics industry, introduced the classification of phase change energy storage materials used in cold chain transportation and their advantages and disadvantages, and summarized the methods and principles of phase change energy storage materials performance regulation; at the same time, it introduced the applications of various new phase change energy storage agents in food transportation and vaccine transportation; finally, it pointed out that the preparation of phase change energy storage materials with high cold storage capacity and stable cycling performance and the expansion of their applications are the focus of future research.

Key words: phase change energy storage materials, cold storage technology, cold-chain transportation

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