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Dynamic modeling and typical-day operational characteristics of a solid thermal storage-coupled heating system driven by wind and solar power
Flexible renewable energy utilization via high-temperature solid thermal energy storage is a key approach for addressing the volatility and intermittency of wind and photovoltaic power generation. A modular modeling approach was adopted to develop a dynamic simulation model for a wind-solar-driven solid thermal energy storage-coupled heating system that integrates wind turbines
photovoltaic modules
solid thermal energy storage bricks
and a nitrogen-water heat exchanger using the MATLAB/Simulink platform. Based on the climatic characteristics of Northwest China
typical days across four seasons were selected to perform all-day dynamic characteristic analysis
investigating the system response laws under charge/discharge mode switching and hot/cold nitrogen mixing control. The results demonstrate that under rated conditions
the developed system stores heat with an electric power of 12 MW for 6 h; the hot/cold nitrogen mixing strategy ensures a stable hot water supply for 24 consecutive hours without external power input. Under the boundary conditions of typical seasonal days
the average hot nitrogen ratio increases from 0.196 in spring to 0.428 in winter
which strongly aligns with the decreasing trend of average renewable power generation. The temperature of the solid thermal energy storage bricks decreases stepwise with seasons
whereas the outlet hot water parameters remain stable. In other words
the developed system exhibits the strongest heat storage capacity in spring and relies on a high hot nitrogen ratio to maintain heating in winter. This study clarifies the dynamic coupling laws and seasonal optimization strategies of the wind-solar-thermal energy storage/heating system in Northwest China
providing a referable simulation method and design basis for the engineering application and control optimization of high-temperature solid thermal energy storage technology in new energy systems.
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