Design and management of an Integrated Thermal Energy Storage System

Nowadays our society is experiencing an energy transition, in which renewable energy sources are assuming a newer and more central role in the energetic mix. In these scenarios, to boost the decarbonization and the usage of sustainable energy systems, Thermal Energy Storage Systems will play a fundamental role. In fact, given the discontinuous and intermittent behaviour of renewable sources, storage devices allow the mitigation of these effects and the enhancement of the electrical grid. These devices can find room not only for electrical applications, but even in the residential and industrial sectors. In this Master's thesis, the scope is to individuate how it is possible to size and manage, in an optimum way, Thermal Energy Storage Systems, starting from the production curves of a renewable energy sources power plant