THUMBS-UP: D3.1 GENERIC SYSTEM P&ID DEFINED FOR SORPTION TES INTEGRATION

The activity performed within Task 3.1 and reported in this document, Deliverable 3.1, was dedicated to the first conceptual design of the innovative SorTES module of the Thumbs Up project. Firstly, the main features of the innovative sorption concept proposed and patented by SORPT for adsorption chillers was deeply presented and described. Following this stage, the proposed approach to modify the adsorption chiller to the sorption TES application was described in detail. Specifically, an innovative design of the reactor was proposed to maximise both the compactness and the cost effectiveness. Nevertheless, also a more standard configuration, employing plate heat exchangers to interface the prototype with the end-user heating and cooling system was defined. In the next steps, the innovative SorTES module will be realised and tested under lab-controlled conditions, to validate the effectiveness of the proposed innovative design. The P&IDs of the two proposed designs were presented along with a detailed list of the components already identified and selected for the technology manufacturing, namely, electric heater, hydraulic pumps, compressed air-activated valves. Finally, the preliminary list of the sensors that are expected to be integrated in the prototype for its monitoring and control in operation is reported.