TY - Journal Article AU - Muñoz-Sánchez, B. AU - Iparraguirre-Torres, Iñigo AU - Madina, Virginia AU - Izagirre, Usoa AU - Unzurrunzaga-Iturbe, A. AU - García-Romero, A. TI - Encapsulated high temperature PCM as active filler material in a thermocline-based thermal storage system PY - 2015 PB - ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV, SARA BURGERHARTSTRAAT 25, PO BOX 211, 1000 AE AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS AB - A great concern in Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) is to boost energy harvesting systems, by finding materials with enhanced thermal performance. Phase Change Materials (PCM) have emerged as a promising option, due to their high thermal storage density compared to sensible storage materials currently used in CSP. A thermal storage system for solar power plants is proposed, a thermocline tank with PCM capsules together with filler materials, based on multi-layered solid-PCM (MLSPCM) thermocline-like storage tank concept [1,2]. A detailed selection of the most suitable high temperature PCM, their containment materials and encapsulation methods are shown. SN - 1876-6102 UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11556/167 DX - 10.1016/j.egypro.2015.03.177 ER -