Thermal Storage Using Metallic Phase Change Materials for Bus Heating—State of the Art of Electric Buses and Requirements for the Storage System

Battery-powered electric buses currently face the challenges of high cost and limited range, especially in winter conditions, where interior heating is required. To face both challenges, the use of thermal energy storage based on metallic phase change materials for interior heating, also called ther...

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Main Authors: Werner Kraft, Veronika Stahl, Peter Vetter
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-06-01
Series:Energies
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/13/11/3023