Progress in research of cool storage technologies for air conditioning in China

Summarizes the domestic technical progress of fundamental and applied research in this field. Development and maturation of the ice storage equipments has largely promoted the application of cool storage in air conditioning. Research on high temperature phase change materials (PCM) has made progress in the phase sense, which will enhance the total energy efficiency of the cool storage system. Major achievements in application of cool storage provide new directions and ideas for development of cool storage in air conditioning.