Efficient Low-Grade Heat Harvesting Enabled by Tuning the Hydration Entropy in an Electrochemical System.
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DOI: 10.1002/adma.202004717
Abstract: Harvesting of low-grade heat ( read more here.
Keywords: system; heat harvesting; heat; low grade ... See more keywords
An Adsorption Reverse Electrodialysis system for the generation of electricity from low-grade heat
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DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2018.09.112
Abstract: Abstract A novel process is presented to generate electricity from low-grade heat by combining a Reverse Electrodialysis membrane with an Adsorption desalinator in a closed-loop system. A Reverse Electrodialysis membrane generates electricity by controlled mixing… read more here.
Keywords: reverse electrodialysis; adsorption; system; low grade ... See more keywords
Theoretical performance characteristics of a travelling-wave phase-change thermoacoustic engine for low-grade heat recovery
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DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2019.114377
Abstract: There is a critical need for environmentally benign, cost-effective technologies to utilize the vast amount of untapped low-grade heat sources. In this work, we report a novel travelling-wave thermoacoustic engine, which incorporates phase change of… read more here.
Keywords: low grade; grade heat; thermoacoustic engine; phase change ... See more keywords
Novel hybrid thermochemical cycles for low-grade heat storage and autothermal power generation: A thermodynamic study
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DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2020.115111
Abstract: Abstract The principle of hybridizing a solid/gas thermochemical refrigeration cycle with a power cycle is extended to two novel hybrid cycles (called operating modes). They can be driven by low-grade heat, and they allow storing… read more here.
Keywords: autothermal power; power; low grade; grade heat ... See more keywords
Multi-mode integrated system of adsorption refrigeration using desiccant coated heat exchangers for ultra-low grade heat utilization
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DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2021.121813
Abstract: ABSTRACT A traditional adsorption refrigeration system cannot run under ultra-low grade heat source temperatures. In order for ultra-low grade heat utilization, a multi-mode integrated system of adsorption refrigeration using desiccant coated heat exchangers (DCHEs) is… read more here.
Keywords: system; heat; low grade; grade heat ... See more keywords
Electrochemical way of converting low-grade heat energy into electricity based on crystalline hydrate melting and crystallization
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2018.01.126
Abstract: Abstract We proposed a concept and calculated an efficiency of the electrochemical cycle of converting the low-grade heat with the temperature difference of 10–80 °C into electricity. The cycle could be divided into two stages: the… read more here.
Keywords: converting low; crystalline hydrate; electricity; heat ... See more keywords
Highly Thermally Conductive Bimorph Structures for Low-Grade Heat Energy Harvester and Energy-Efficient Actuators.
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DOI: 10.1021/acsami.2c08101
Abstract: Low-power electronics are urgently needed for various emerging technologies, e.g., actuators as signal transducers and executors. Collecting energy from ubiquitous low-grade heat sources (T < 100 °C) as an uninterrupted power supply for low-power electronics… read more here.
Keywords: energy; heat; grade heat; bimorph structures ... See more keywords
Thermodynamics of Ionic Thermoelectrics for Low-Grade Heat Harvesting
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DOI: 10.1021/acsenergylett.3c02448
Abstract: More than half of the waste heat rejected into the environment has temperatures lower than 100 $^\circ C$, which accounts for nearly 85 PWh/year worldwide. Efficiently harvesting low-grade heat could be a promising step toward… read more here.
Keywords: thermodynamics; thermodynamics ionic; heat; ionic thermoelectrics ... See more keywords
Wholly Degradable Quasi-Solid-State Thermocells for Low-Grade Heat Harvest and Precise Thermal Sensing
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DOI: 10.1039/d4ta02254h
Abstract: Thermocells (TECs) have attracted increasing attention in the past decade due to their capability of directly converting low-grade heat into electricity. Various TECs with improved thermoelectrochemical performance and additional functionalities... read more here.
Keywords: wholly degradable; degradable quasi; quasi solid; grade heat ... See more keywords
Thermionic-enhanced near-field thermophotovoltaics for medium-grade heat sources
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DOI: 10.1063/1.5078602
Abstract: 12 Conversion of medium-grade heat (temperature from 500 to 1000 K) into electricity is 13 important in applications such as waste heat recovery, or power generation in solar thermal and 14 co-generation systems. At such… read more here.
Keywords: cell; near field; heat; grade heat ... See more keywords
Physics-guided co-designing flexible thermoelectrics with techno-economic sustainability for low-grade heat harvesting
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DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.adf5701
Abstract: Flexible thermoelectric harvesting of omnipresent spatial thermodynamic energy, though promising in low-grade waste heat recovery ( read more here.
Keywords: flexible thermoelectrics; physics; heat; grade heat ... See more keywords