Abstract
In last two chapters, both methods to harvest waste thermal energy through the conversion to electricity. In this chapter, energy storage as an alternative method to harvest waste thermal energy, especially by using phase change materials (PCMs), will be presented.
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Kong, L.B., Li, T., Hng, H.H., Boey, F., Zhang, T., Li, S. (2014). Waste Thermal Energy Harvesting (III): Storage with Phase Change Materials. In: Waste Energy Harvesting. Lecture Notes in Energy, vol 24. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-54634-1_6
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