Development of radiative cooling and its integration with buildings: A comprehensive review

J Chen, L Lu - Solar Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
Radiative cooling is an appealing heat exchange form based on thermal radiation from
terrestrial objects to outer space, which can be potentially applied to numerous cooling …

Thermal insulation solutions for opaque envelope of low-energy buildings: A systematic review of methods and applications

Y Yang, S Chen - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2022 - Elsevier
It is crucial to develop thermal insulation solutions for opaque envelopes of low-energy
buildings that match the global sustainable development vision. With the popularity of low …

Active building envelope systems toward renewable and sustainable energy

Y Luo, L Zhang, M Bozlar, Z Liu, H Guo… - … and sustainable energy …, 2019 - Elsevier
Although passive building envelope systems dominate contemporary building design, active
building envelope (ABE) research, development, and deployment are rapidly growing and …

Thermoelectric materials and applications in buildings

Q Sun, C Du, G Chen - Progress in Materials Science, 2024 - Elsevier
Thermoelectric materials are functional materials that utilize the movements of charge
carriers to achieve the direct interconversions between heat and electricity. Recently, high …

Radiative sky cooling-assisted thermoelectric cooling system for building applications

D Zhao, X Yin, J Xu, G Tan, R Yang - Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
Thermoelectric cooling suffers from low energy conversion efficiency (ie, COP) which is a
major bottleneck that hurdles its wide application, especially for large-scale systems. The …

Study of thermoelectric and photovoltaic facade system for energy efficient building development: A review

K Irshad, K Habib, R Saidur, MW Kareem… - Journal of cleaner …, 2019 - Elsevier
Energy usage in buildings has become a critical issue due to increase in occupants' time
spent inside a building and use of energy intensive equipment for providing comfort …

Cooling performance analysis of nanofluid assisted novel photovoltaic thermoelectric air conditioner for energy efficient buildings

B Bakthavatchalam, K Habib, R Saidur… - Applied Thermal …, 2022 - Elsevier
Carbon emissions and excessive power usage are addressed by applying thermoelectric
cooling, which benefits from its ability to be portable, economical, and reliable. However, a …

Investigation of the thermoelectric potential for heating, cooling and ventilation in buildings: Characterization options and applications

A Zuazua-Ros, C Martín-Gómez, E Ibañez-Puy… - Renewable Energy, 2019 - Elsevier
Researchers have spent decades exploring strategies for reducing energy consumption in
buildings worldwide, proposing passive solutions and optimizing active systems. However …

State of the art in composition, fabrication, characterization, and modeling methods of cement-based thermoelectric materials for low-temperature applications

X Liu, R Jani, E Orisakwe, C Johnston… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2021 - Elsevier
The worldwide energy crisis and environmental deterioration are probably humanity's
greatest challenges. Thermoelectricity, which allows for the mutual conversion between …

Modified pulse operation of thermoelectric coolers for building cooling applications

S Manikandan, SC Kaushik, R Yang - Energy Conversion and Management, 2017 - Elsevier
This paper presents a modified pulse operation of the thermoelectric cooler (TEC) for
building space cooling application. In the normal pulse operation of a thermoelectric cooler …