This review introduces the concept of thermal energy storage (TES) and phase change materials (PCMs), with a special focus on organic solid-liquid PCMs, their confinement methods and their thermal management (TM) applications al low-medium temperatures (0 C–100 C). It then investigates the approach of embedding TES and TM functionalities in structural materials, through the development of multifunctional polymer composites that could find applications where weight saving and temperature management are equally important. The concept of structural TES composite is presented through the description of three case studies about thermoplastic structural or semi-structural composites containing a paraffinic PCM: (i) a polyamide/glass laminate containing a microencapsulated or shape-stabilized paraffin; (ii) a polyamide-based composite reinforced with discontinuous carbon fibers and containing paraffin microcapsules, and (iii) a carbon fiber laminate with a reactive thermoplastic acrylic matrix and a microencapsulated paraffin.

这篇综述介绍了热能存储（TES）和相变材料（PCM）的概念，特别关注有机固液PCM，其限制方法及其在中低温度（0 C下）的热管理（TM）应用–100 C）。然后，通过开发多功能聚合物复合材料，研究在结构材料中嵌入TES和TM功能的方法，该复合材料可以找到在减轻重量和温度管理同等重要的应用中。通过对包含链烷烃PCM的热塑性结构或半结构复合物的三个案例研究的描述，提出了结构TES复合物的概念：（i）包含微囊化或形状稳定的石蜡的聚酰胺/玻璃层压板；