Performance of heat pump integrated phase change material thermal storage for electric load shifting in building demand side management

Heat pumps have the potential to reduce CO2 emissions due to building heating when compared to fossil-based heating (e.g. natural gas, oil, wood), specifically when used in regions with low-CO2 electrical generation. In many regions, emissions from the electric grid tend to peak during peak demand periods due to the dispatching of fossil-based generation. The design of buildings as distributed thermal storage units can act to diminish the peaks …