Year-Round Experimental Demonstration of a Thermal Energy Storage–Integrated Heat Pump for Space Cooling and Heating Load Shifting

Qiao, Yiyuan [ORNL] (ORCID:0000000164986153); Kumar, Navin [ORNL]; Wang, Lingshi [ORNL] (ORCID:0000000157879114); Li, Zhenning [ORNL] (ORCID:0000000310641322); Hu, Yifeng [ORNL] (ORCID:0000000242875185); Shen, Bo [ORNL] (ORCID:0000000336600393); Liu, Xiaobing [ORNL] (ORCID:000000028457249X); Gluesenkamp, Kyle [ORNL] (ORCID:0000000200538789)

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Year-Round Experimental Demonstration of a Thermal Energy Storage–Integrated Heat Pump for Space Cooling and Heating Load Shifting

Qiao, Yiyuan [ORNL] (ORCID:0000000164986153)·Kumar, Navin [ORNL]·Wang, Lingshi [ORNL] (ORCID:0000000157879114)·Li, Zhenning [ORNL] (ORCID:0000000310641322)·Hu, Yifeng [ORNL] (ORCID:0000000242875185)·Shen, Bo [ORNL] (ORCID:0000000336600393)·Liu, Xiaobing [ORNL] (ORCID:000000028457249X)·Gluesenkamp, Kyle [ORNL] (ORCID:0000000200538789)

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Qiao, Yiyuan [ORNL] (ORCID:0000000164986153), Kumar, Navin [ORNL], Wang, Lingshi [ORNL] (ORCID:0000000157879114), Li, Zhenning [ORNL] (ORCID:0000000310641322), Hu, Yifeng [ORNL] (ORCID:0000000242875185), Shen, Bo [ORNL] (ORCID:0000000336600393), Liu, Xiaobing [ORNL] (ORCID:000000028457249X), Gluesenkamp, Kyle [ORNL] (ORCID:0000000200538789). 2026-07-01. Year-Round Experimental Demonstration of a Thermal Energy Storage–Integrated Heat Pump for Space Cooling and Heating Load Shifting. https://www.osti.gov/biblio/3740794

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