Iranian Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air Conditioning Engineers (IRSHRAE) Journal of Renewable and New Energy 2423-4931 6 2 2019 09 23 Review on Advances and Challenges of Phase Change Material (PCM) Review on Advances and Challenges of Phase Change Material (PCM) 1 11 87323 FA Mohammad Mahdi Noori Department of Polymer Processing, Iran Polymer and Petrochemical Institute (IPPI) Hossein Ali Khonakdar Department of Polymer Processing, Iran Polymer and Petrochemical Institute (IPPI) Hamed Azizi Department of Polymer Processing, Iran Polymer and Petrochemical Institute (IPPI). Mahdi Ghaffari Polymer group, Faculty of Technical and Engineering, Gorgan, Iran Journal Article 2018 05 15 Having a reliable, low-cost, and always available energy production system has announced the energy storage systems as an important candidate. There are different methods to store renewable energies, which the storage of latent heat energy is more important one because of its ability to generate high energy storage density at constant temperature (phase change phase). Organic or inorganic compounds that are capable of absorbing and storing large amounts of heat energy are called phase-change materials. Due to the high efficiency and high capicity of phase-change materials in energy storage systems, the use of these materials in recent years has attracted many developed countries. The purpose of this paper is to review the various types of phase-change materials, the application systems and the other researches on these materials. Having a reliable, low-cost, and always available energy production system has announced the energy storage systems as an important candidate. There are different methods to store renewable energies, which the storage of latent heat energy is more important one because of its ability to generate high energy storage density at constant temperature (phase change phase). Organic or inorganic compounds that are capable of absorbing and storing large amounts of heat energy are called phase-change materials. Due to the high efficiency and high capicity of phase-change materials in energy storage systems, the use of these materials in recent years has attracted many developed countries. The purpose of this paper is to review the various types of phase-change materials, the application systems and the other researches on these materials. https://www.jrenew.ir/article_87323_874e89c1552e20016de3b0231f941d47.pdf