In　this　study,　a　new　type　of　solar　air　collection-storage　thermal　system　(ACSTS)　with　phase　change　material　(PCM)　is　designed　using　flat　micro-heat　pipe　arrays　(FMHPA)　as　the　heat　transfer　core　element.　The　solar　air　collector　comprises　FMHPA　and　vacuum　tubes.　The　latent　thermal　storage　device　(LTSD)　utilizes　lauric　acid,　which　is　a　type　of　fatty　acid,　as　PCM.　The　experiments　test　the　performance　of　collector　efficiency　and　charging　and　discharging　time　of　thermal　storage　device　through　different　air　volume　flow　rates.　After　a　range　of　tests,　high　air　volume　flow　rate　is　concluded　to　contribute　to　high　collector　efficiency　and　short　charging　and　discharging　time　and　enhance　instantaneous　heat　transfer,　whereas　an　air　volume　flow　rate　of　60　m(3)/h　during　discharging　provides　a　steady　outlet　temperature.　The　cumulative　heat　transfer　during　discharging　is　between　4210　and　4300　kJ.　(C)　2017　Elsevier　Ltd.　All　rights　reserved.