1. Sheikh Khaleduzzaman Shah
A Seasonal Thermal Energy
Storage System for Space heating
PhD, Year 2
Department of Infrastructure Engineering
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2. Introduction Summer research gap: Sun Cold water Hot water
The International Energy Agency (IEA) 2016 reported that, with existing policy, energy demand would be increased rapidly by 70 % from 2013 to 2050.
Cold water
Research gap
Outdoor
in summer
Hot water
Fulfilling the high demand for space heating at residential buildings in cold climate zones.
Solar collector
Ground
Boreholes
Heat store at ground
Research Aim
To develop a seasonal thermal energy storage system for space heating in cold climate zones.
Heat storage at
vertical boreholes
Water pump
Water tank

3. Outcomes Winter research gap: Hot air Cold air Hot water Cold water
A detach house in winter
Outcomes
Optimised design options which have minimum life cycle cost and minimum greenhouse gas emission.
Outdoor temperature
-5 °C (degree Celsius)
Hot air
Outdoor
in winter
Cold air
Ground
Boreholes
Heat store at ground
Hot water
Cold water
Heat extract from
vertical boreholes
Heat pump

4. Experimental setup at Burnley campus, The University of Melbourne
Solar collector
Experimental setup at Burnley campus,
The University of Melbourne
Outdoor temperature
-5 °C (degree Celsius)
18 °C
Hot air line
Heat pump
Power board
Cold air line
Heating
of building
Hot water tank
Ground
Valves board
Water tank
Cold air/water
Hot air/water
Borehole tubes
Water pump
Heating to building in winter
Heat pump

5. Reference:
IEA 2016, Energy Technology Perspectives 2016, access on 12 Aug 2017,
Media Citations :
Slide 2: Image: ‘Outdoor in summer’ in the Public Domain (CC0), accessed on 12 Aug 2017,
Image: ‘Sun’ in the Public Domain (CC0), accessed on 12 Aug 2017,
Image: ‘Solar collector’ in the Public Domain (CC0), accessed on 12 Aug 2017,
Image: ‘Water pump’ in the Public Domain (CC0 ), accessed on 12 Aug 2017,
Image: ‘Heat storage at vertical boreholes’, by author (student)
Image: ‘Water tank’, by author (student)
Slide 3:Image: ‘Outdoor in winter’ in the Public Domain (CC0), accessed on 12 Aug 2017,
Image: ‘A detach house in winter’, by Wayne stadler, 7 Feb 2015, Licensed under Creative Commons, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0, accessed on 12 Aug 2017,
Image: ‘Heat extract from vertical boreholes’, by author (student)
Image: ‘Heat pump’, by author (student )
Slide 4: Image: ‘heating to building in winter’, by author (student)
Image: ‘Experimental setup at Burnley campus’, by author (student), 25 Jan 2017
Acknowledgements:
With thanks to: A/Prof. Lu Aye, and Dr Behzad Rismanchi, Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Group, Department of Infrastructure Engineering, Melbourne school of Engineering, The University of Melbourne.