Abstract:In order to improve solar energy utilization and further reduce the electricity dependence of solar?heat pump drying systems, a solar?heat pump greenhouse drying system was designed based on phase change heat storage, consisting of a drying chamber, heat pump, heat collection?storage, and control modules, featuring four intelligent operating modes (SE, S?HP, HP, HS?HP). The system utilized solar collectors to gather heat and paraffin phase change materials for energy storage, combined with heat pump dehumidification to achieve multi?energy complementarity and automatic control. Drying experiments were conducted using kelp as the test material to evaluate the drying efficiency, energy consumption, and solar energy utilization under different weather conditions by monitoring drying characteristics and system performance indicators such as SMER, COP, and thermal efficiency. The results indicated that during all?day operation, both multi?energy drying modes, solar?heat pump (S?HP) and heat storage?heat pump (HS?HP), can significantly increase the effective moisture diffusion coefficient (Deff) of the kelp. During the daytime, solar energy provided 29.82%~34.30% of the energy for the drying system. At the same time, the maximum temperature of the collector can reach 74℃, with average thermal efficiency ranging from 42.43% to 65.99%, and the heat storage tank demonstrates good energy storage capability. At night, the phase change heat storage system supplies preheating energy for kelp drying, accounting for 20.17% of the total energy supply. Compared with the heat pump (HP) mode, the heat storage?heat pump (HS?HP) mode reduced drying time by 18.18%, saved 28.10% energy, and the coefficient of performance (COP) was increased by 25.82%. Utilizing phase change energy storage can improve solar energy utilization by 31.54%~45.67%. In summary, the solar?heat pump?phase change heat storage multi?energy cooperative drying technology had significant advantages in improving drying efficiency and energy savings, providing a theoretical basis and technical support for the study of key technologies and equipment for drying large quantities of low?value aquatic products.