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Experimental evaluation of a prototype thermoelectric system integrated with PCM (phase change material) for space cooling
Dongliang Zhao,Gang Tan +1 more
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In this article, a prototype thermoelectric system integrated with PCM (phase change material) heat storage unit for space cooling has been introduced in a reduced-scale chamber has achieved 7°C temperature difference between "indoor" and "outdoor" environments and realized an average cooling COP (coefficient of performance) of 0.87.About:
This article is published in Energy.The article was published on 2014-04-15. It has received 89 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Thermoelectric cooling & Cooling load.read more
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Developments in organic solid–liquid phase change materials and their applications in thermal energy storage
R.K. Sharma,Poo Balan Ganesan,V.V. Tyagi,Hendrik Simon Cornelis Metselaar,Shanti C. Sandaran +4 more
TL;DR: In this paper, a review of organic phase change materials (PCMs) is presented, focusing on three aspects: the materials, encapsulation and applications of organic PCMs, and providing an insight on the recent developments in applications of these materials.
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Thermal energy storage system integration forms for a sustainable future
Gang Li,Xuefei Zheng +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, various TES forms, including sensible, latent and sorption, are explained and summarized for their performance enhancement, and from the perspective of sustainability, various integration forms for different applications are systematically introduced, such as TES integration with hot water supply, air conditioners and heat pumps.
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Review of solar thermoelectric cooling technologies for use in zero energy buildings
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors proposed a technical route of solar thermoelectric cooling technologies for use in zero energy buildings, which can minimize the energy demands, increase energy effectiveness and reduce fossil energy consumption in buildings.
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Review on phase change materials for cold thermal energy storage applications
TL;DR: In this article, a review of phase change materials (PCMs) based thermal energy storage (TES) has been carried out for cold energy storage consisting of various liquid-solid low-temperature PCMs.
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Thermoelectric mini cooler coupled with micro thermosiphon for CPU cooling system
TL;DR: In this paper, a thermoelectric mini cooler coupling with a micro thermosiphon cooling system has been proposed for the purpose of CPU cooling, and the relationship between the maximal COP (Coefficient of Performance) and Q c with the figure of merit was demonstrated.
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