High thermal effusivity nanocarbon materials for resonant thermal energy harvesting

G Zhang, VB Koman, T Shikdar, RJ Oliver… - Small, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Carbon nanomaterials have extraordinary thermal properties, such as high conductivity and
stability. Nanocarbon combined with phase change materials (PCMs) can yield …

PV-Net: An innovative deep learning approach for efficient forecasting of short-term photovoltaic energy production

M Abdel-Basset, H Hawash, RK Chakrabortty… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2021 - Elsevier
Although photovoltaic (PV) energy production offers several environmental and commercial
advantages, the irregular nature of PV energy can challenge the design and development of …

Oscillating gadolinium thermal diode using temperature‐dependent magnetic forces

Q Zhu, K Zdrojewski, L Castelli… - Advanced Functional …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
High‐performance thermal diodes would enable improved waste heat scavenging and
thermal management systems. Prior study has indicated that the temperature (T)‐dependent …

Time-periodic thermal rectification in heterojunction thermal diodes

TJ Shimokusu, Q Zhu, N Rivera, G Wehmeyer - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Thermal diodes that rectify time-periodic temperature (T) fields have been proposed for
applications in waste heat scavenging and thermal control. Although these applications …

Promoting temperature control and energy conservation by smart thermal management using nanoparticle suspensions with tunable thermal conductivity

ZT Zhang, YX Dong, BY Cao - Applied Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
Smart thermal control technology is essential in modern technologies to manage heat
transfer. However, most research has primarily been focused on the performance of thermal …

A fully passive thermal circuit for generating constant temperature difference from an oscillating heat source

W Guo, Z Meng, P Zhang - Energy Conversion and Management, 2024 - Elsevier
The low-grade thermal energy with oscillating temperature is abundant and pervasive due to
periodic solar radiation, intermittent working of the devices and so on; while it cannot be …

4-fold enhancement in energy scavenging from fluctuating thermal resources using a temperature-doubler circuit

M Westwood, X Zhao, Z Chen, C Dames - Joule, 2021 - cell.com
Oscillating thermal resources are ubiquitous thanks to the diurnal cycle and are also found
in nonsolar settings. Yet in isolation, oscillating thermal resources cannot normally generate …

Thermal analysis of oscillating thermomagnetic devices beyond the lumped approximation

Q Zhu, TJ Shimokusu, G Wehmeyer - … Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 2023 - Elsevier
The temperature (T) dependent magnetization of materials near the Curie temperature has
been leveraged for thermomagnetic energy harvesting and thermal rectification. In these …

TCCbuilder: An open-source tool for the analysis of thermal switches, thermal diodes, thermal regulators, and thermal control circuits

K Vozel, K Klinar, N Petelin, A Kitanovski - iScience, 2024 - cell.com
In the area of thermal management, thermal control elements (TCEs) and thermal control
circuits (TCCs) are proving to be innovative solutions to the challenges of temperature …

Teflon AF–Coated Nanotextured Aluminum Surfaces for Jum** Droplet Thermal Rectification

TJ Shimokusu, A Nathani, Z Liu, TF Yap… - Advanced Materials …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Jum** droplet thermal diodes (JDTDs) are promising candidates to achieve thermal
rectification for next‐generation thermal control. However, most prior demonstrations of …