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Energy requirement is increasing day-by-day for all of us. Though the major demand comes in the form of electrical energy for domestic as well as the industrial sector, some of this demand can be reduced by appropriately utilizing thermal energy available via solar radiation. Phase change material (commonly known as PCM), which has become an attractive means to store thermal energy, has a wide range of applications in today’s world. This article explains the PCM-based technology, its principle and its numerous applications in everyday life.
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Akanksha Mishra is majoring in Petroleum Engineering at Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology (RGIPT), Rae Bareli.
A Shukla is a PhD from IIT Kharagpur and works as Assistant Professor at RGIPT. His research interests include nuclear physics and physics of nonconventional energy resources.
Atul Sharma is a PhD from Devi Ahilya University and is now an Assistant Professor at RGIPT. His interests include developments and applications of PCMs for low temperature applications.
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Mishra, A., Shukla, A. & Sharma, A. Latent heat storage through phase change materials. Reson 20, 532–541 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12045-015-0212-5
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