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Community Resilience through Low-Temperature Geothermal Reservoir Thermal Energy Storage

Published by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory | Department of Energy | Catalog Last Checked: August 03, 2026 at 01:01 AM | Dataset Last Updated: February 01, 2022 at 10:38 PM
Submitted data include simulations related to underground thermal battery (UTB) simulations described in Modeling and efficiency study of large scale underground thermal battery deployment, presented at GRC, October 2021. The UTB is comprised of a tank of water, a helical heat exchanger in the center of tank and connected to a water source heat pump, and a phase change material (PCM). Compared to a conventional VBGHE, the UTB is designed to be installed at a much shallower depth, therefore, with a cheaper cost. In addition, the GSHP efficiency is improved due to natural convection of water and additional load capacity provided by PCM. The goal of this study is to explore factors that may affect the efficiency of large-scale UTB deployment. The simulations found in this submission relate to the report on UTB deployment.

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  • Modeling and Efficiency Study of Large Scale Underground Thermal Battery Deployment Report.docx

    DOCX
  • Modeling and Efficiency Study of Large Scale Underground Thermal Battery Deployment Powerpoint.pptx

    PPTX
  • Simulation Load Data.xlsx

    XLSX
  • UTB Community Geothermal.zip

    ZIP

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