{"id":"https://openalex.org/W2009450300","doi":"https://doi.org/10.1109/jproc.2011.2157883","title":"Review of Solar Thermal Storage Techniques and Associated Heat Transfer Technologies","display_name":"Review of Solar Thermal Storage Techniques and Associated Heat Transfer Technologies","publication_year":2011,"publication_date":"2011-07-11","ids":{"openalex":"https://openalex.org/W2009450300","doi":"https://doi.org/10.1109/jproc.2011.2157883","mag":"2009450300"},"language":"en","primary_location":{"id":"doi:10.1109/jproc.2011.2157883","is_oa":false,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.1109/jproc.2011.2157883","pdf_url":null,"source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S68686220","display_name":"Proceedings of the IEEE","issn_l":"0018-9219","issn":["0018-9219","1558-2256"],"is_oa":false,"is_in_doaj":false,"is_core":true,"host_organization":"https://openalex.org/P4310319808","host_organization_name":"Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers","host_organization_lineage":["https://openalex.org/P4310319808"],"host_organization_lineage_names":["Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers"],"type":"journal"},"license":null,"license_id":null,"version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"Proceedings of the IEEE","raw_type":"journal-article"},"type":"article","indexed_in":["crossref"],"open_access":{"is_oa":false,"oa_status":"closed","oa_url":null,"any_repository_has_fulltext":false},"authorships":[{"author_position":"first","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5050600269","display_name":"Luisa F. Cabeza","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5086-872X"},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I15766328","display_name":"Universitat de Lleida","ror":"https://ror.org/050c3cw24","country_code":"ES","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I15766328"]}],"countries":["ES"],"is_corresponding":true,"raw_author_name":"Luisa F. Cabeza","raw_affiliation_strings":["University of Lleida, Lleida, Spain","University of Lleida , Lleida , Spain"],"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"University of Lleida, Lleida, Spain","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I15766328"]},{"raw_affiliation_string":"University of Lleida , Lleida , Spain","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I15766328"]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5078741817","display_name":"Cristian Sol\u00e9","orcid":null},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I15766328","display_name":"Universitat de Lleida","ror":"https://ror.org/050c3cw24","country_code":"ES","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I15766328"]}],"countries":["ES"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Cristian Sole","raw_affiliation_strings":["University of Lleida, Lleida, Spain","University of Lleida , Lleida , Spain"],"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"University of Lleida, Lleida, Spain","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I15766328"]},{"raw_affiliation_string":"University of Lleida , Lleida , Spain","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I15766328"]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5074727032","display_name":"Albert Castell","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3339-5980"},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I15766328","display_name":"Universitat de Lleida","ror":"https://ror.org/050c3cw24","country_code":"ES","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I15766328"]}],"countries":["ES"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Albert Castell","raw_affiliation_strings":["University of Lleida, Lleida, Spain","University of Lleida , Lleida , Spain"],"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"University of Lleida, Lleida, Spain","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I15766328"]},{"raw_affiliation_string":"University of Lleida , Lleida , Spain","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I15766328"]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5045455817","display_name":"Eduard Or\u00f3","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9123-0148"},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I15766328","display_name":"Universitat de Lleida","ror":"https://ror.org/050c3cw24","country_code":"ES","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I15766328"]}],"countries":["ES"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Eduard Oro","raw_affiliation_strings":["University of Lleida, Lleida, Spain","University of Lleida , Lleida , Spain"],"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"University of Lleida, Lleida, Spain","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I15766328"]},{"raw_affiliation_string":"University of Lleida , Lleida , Spain","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I15766328"]}]},{"author_position":"last","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5007814706","display_name":"Antoni Gil","orcid":null},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I15766328","display_name":"Universitat de Lleida","ror":"https://ror.org/050c3cw24","country_code":"ES","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I15766328"]}],"countries":["ES"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Antoni Gil","raw_affiliation_strings":["University of Lleida, Lleida, Spain","University of Lleida , Lleida , Spain"],"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"University of Lleida, Lleida, Spain","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I15766328"]},{"raw_affiliation_string":"University of Lleida , Lleida , Spain","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I15766328"]}]}],"institutions":[],"countries_distinct_count":1,"institutions_distinct_count":5,"corresponding_author_ids":["https://openalex.org/A5050600269"],"corresponding_institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I15766328"],"apc_list":null,"apc_paid":null,"fwci":8.251,"has_fulltext":false,"cited_by_count":87,"citation_normalized_percentile":{"value":0.973878,"is_in_top_1_percent":false,"is_in_top_10_percent":true},"cited_by_percentile_year":{"min":90,"max":99},"biblio":{"volume":"100","issue":"2","first_page":"525","last_page":"538"},"is_retracted":false,"is_paratext":false,"is_xpac":false,"primary_topic":{"id":"https://openalex.org/T10938","display_name":"Phase Change Materials Research","score":0.9998999834060669,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/2210","display_name":"Mechanical Engineering"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/22","display_name":"Engineering"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}},"topics":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/T10938","display_name":"Phase Change Materials Research","score":0.9998999834060669,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/2210","display_name":"Mechanical Engineering"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/22","display_name":"Engineering"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}},{"id":"https://openalex.org/T10905","display_name":"Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic Systems","score":0.9977999925613403,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/2105","display_name":"Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/21","display_name":"Energy"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}},{"id":"https://openalex.org/T11774","display_name":"Adsorption and Cooling Systems","score":0.9958000183105469,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/2210","display_name":"Mechanical Engineering"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/22","display_name":"Engineering"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}}],"keywords":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/thermal-energy-storage","display_name":"Thermal energy storage","score":0.8162988424301147},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/heat-transfer-fluid","display_name":"Heat transfer fluid","score":0.7878926396369934},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/component","display_name":"Component (thermodynamics)","score":0.5586773753166199},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/process-engineering","display_name":"Process engineering","score":0.5541488528251648},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/key","display_name":"Key (lock)","score":0.4985191822052002},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/energy-storage","display_name":"Energy storage","score":0.48644256591796875},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/thermal","display_name":"Thermal","score":0.48619359731674194},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/solar-energy","display_name":"Solar energy","score":0.4503844082355499},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/heat-transfer","display_name":"Heat transfer","score":0.447201669216156},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/environmental-science","display_name":"Environmental science","score":0.4424028992652893},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/computer-science","display_name":"Computer science","score":0.3639005124568939},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/systems-engineering","display_name":"Systems engineering","score":0.3273148536682129},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/engineering","display_name":"Engineering","score":0.3108316659927368},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/power","display_name":"Power (physics)","score":0.2666620910167694},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/electrical-engineering","display_name":"Electrical engineering","score":0.19444656372070312},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/meteorology","display_name":"Meteorology","score":0.17157065868377686},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/thermodynamics","display_name":"Thermodynamics","score":0.14992985129356384},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/physics","display_name":"Physics","score":0.13379183411598206}],"concepts":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/C183287310","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2142963","display_name":"Thermal energy storage","level":2,"score":0.8162988424301147},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2994001752","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3074474","display_name":"Heat transfer fluid","level":3,"score":0.7878926396369934},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C168167062","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1117970","display_name":"Component (thermodynamics)","level":2,"score":0.5586773753166199},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C21880701","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2144042","display_name":"Process engineering","level":1,"score":0.5541488528251648},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C26517878","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q228039","display_name":"Key (lock)","level":2,"score":0.4985191822052002},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C73916439","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q837718","display_name":"Energy storage","level":3,"score":0.48644256591796875},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C204530211","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q752823","display_name":"Thermal","level":2,"score":0.48619359731674194},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C541104983","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q40015","display_name":"Solar energy","level":2,"score":0.4503844082355499},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C50517652","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q179635","display_name":"Heat transfer","level":2,"score":0.447201669216156},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C39432304","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q188847","display_name":"Environmental science","level":0,"score":0.4424028992652893},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C41008148","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21198","display_name":"Computer science","level":0,"score":0.3639005124568939},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C201995342","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q682496","display_name":"Systems engineering","level":1,"score":0.3273148536682129},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C127413603","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11023","display_name":"Engineering","level":0,"score":0.3108316659927368},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C163258240","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q25342","display_name":"Power (physics)","level":2,"score":0.2666620910167694},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C119599485","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q43035","display_name":"Electrical engineering","level":1,"score":0.19444656372070312},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C153294291","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q25261","display_name":"Meteorology","level":1,"score":0.17157065868377686},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C97355855","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11473","display_name":"Thermodynamics","level":1,"score":0.14992985129356384},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C121332964","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q413","display_name":"Physics","level":0,"score":0.13379183411598206},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C38652104","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3510521","display_name":"Computer security","level":1,"score":0.0}],"mesh":[],"locations_count":2,"locations":[{"id":"doi:10.1109/jproc.2011.2157883","is_oa":false,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.1109/jproc.2011.2157883","pdf_url":null,"source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S68686220","display_name":"Proceedings of the IEEE","issn_l":"0018-9219","issn":["0018-9219","1558-2256"],"is_oa":false,"is_in_doaj":false,"is_core":true,"host_organization":"https://openalex.org/P4310319808","host_organization_name":"Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers","host_organization_lineage":["https://openalex.org/P4310319808"],"host_organization_lineage_names":["Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers"],"type":"journal"},"license":null,"license_id":null,"version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"Proceedings of the IEEE","raw_type":"journal-article"},{"id":"pmh:oai:recercat.cat:10459.1/47811","is_oa":false,"landing_page_url":"http://hdl.handle.net/10459.1/47811","pdf_url":null,"source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S4306402147","display_name":"RECERCAT (Consorci de Serveis Universitaris de Catalunya)","issn_l":null,"issn":null,"is_oa":false,"is_in_doaj":false,"is_core":false,"host_organization":"https://openalex.org/I4210090028","host_organization_name":"Consorci de Serveis Universitaris de Catalunya","host_organization_lineage":["https://openalex.org/I4210090028"],"host_organization_lineage_names":[],"type":"repository"},"license":null,"license_id":null,"version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"","raw_type":"article"}],"best_oa_location":null,"sustainable_development_goals":[{"display_name":"Affordable and clean energy","score":0.8899999856948853,"id":"https://metadata.un.org/sdg/7"}],"awards":[],"funders":[],"has_content":{"pdf":false,"grobid_xml":false},"content_urls":null,"referenced_works_count":44,"referenced_works":["https://openalex.org/W158642782","https://openalex.org/W1530957267","https://openalex.org/W1540501315","https://openalex.org/W1562586215","https://openalex.org/W1969048057","https://openalex.org/W1973445781","https://openalex.org/W1975227800","https://openalex.org/W1982471254","https://openalex.org/W1986967355","https://openalex.org/W1988667710","https://openalex.org/W2008859711","https://openalex.org/W2016280643","https://openalex.org/W2017579366","https://openalex.org/W2019858338","https://openalex.org/W2025516135","https://openalex.org/W2026767219","https://openalex.org/W2026855145","https://openalex.org/W2032213393","https://openalex.org/W2037443355","https://openalex.org/W2042141131","https://openalex.org/W2046294641","https://openalex.org/W2058607512","https://openalex.org/W2068601783","https://openalex.org/W2069480649","https://openalex.org/W2071601377","https://openalex.org/W2077373030","https://openalex.org/W2080547647","https://openalex.org/W2081747723","https://openalex.org/W2081903878","https://openalex.org/W2082548555","https://openalex.org/W2095366759","https://openalex.org/W2122690837","https://openalex.org/W2137999173","https://openalex.org/W2138905212","https://openalex.org/W2151014408","https://openalex.org/W2165723082","https://openalex.org/W2285012209","https://openalex.org/W2328380175","https://openalex.org/W2333257181","https://openalex.org/W4211064831","https://openalex.org/W4255171622","https://openalex.org/W6606435236","https://openalex.org/W6631654480","https://openalex.org/W6701248537"],"related_works":["https://openalex.org/W2733660188","https://openalex.org/W1945333005","https://openalex.org/W2009450300","https://openalex.org/W2613898090","https://openalex.org/W2727750081","https://openalex.org/W1990201968","https://openalex.org/W2392957695","https://openalex.org/W2528465025","https://openalex.org/W1914783063","https://openalex.org/W2189525522"],"abstract_inverted_index":{"Thermal":[0],"energy":[1,37],"storage":[2,38],"is":[3,13],"a":[4,28],"key":[5],"component":[6],"of":[7],"solar":[8],"power":[9],"plants":[10,30,50],"if":[11],"dispatchability":[12],"required.":[14],"On":[15],"the":[16,32,53],"other":[17],"hand,":[18],"although":[19],"different":[20,54],"systems":[21,55,75],"and":[22,58,60,72,78],"many":[23],"materials":[24,42],"are":[25,51,56,63,76],"available,":[26],"only":[27],"few":[29],"in":[31,44,48],"world":[33],"have":[34],"tested":[35],"thermal":[36],"systems.":[39],"Here,":[40],"all":[41],"considered":[43],"literature":[45],"and/or":[46],"used":[47],"real":[49,61],"listed,":[52],"described":[57,77],"analyzed,":[59],"experiences":[62],"compiled.":[64],"The":[65],"associated":[66],"heat":[67],"transfer":[68],"technologies":[69],"to":[70],"support":[71],"improve":[73],"these":[74],"analyzed.":[79]},"counts_by_year":[{"year":2025,"cited_by_count":3},{"year":2024,"cited_by_count":8},{"year":2023,"cited_by_count":10},{"year":2022,"cited_by_count":5},{"year":2021,"cited_by_count":11},{"year":2020,"cited_by_count":9},{"year":2019,"cited_by_count":11},{"year":2018,"cited_by_count":5},{"year":2017,"cited_by_count":1},{"year":2016,"cited_by_count":2},{"year":2015,"cited_by_count":6},{"year":2014,"cited_by_count":5},{"year":2013,"cited_by_count":8},{"year":2012,"cited_by_count":2}],"updated_date":"2026-04-05T17:49:38.594831","created_date":"2025-10-10T00:00:00"}