Low-Grade Heat Harvesting: Materials, Devices, and Technologies

ISBN-13: 9783527352630 / Angielski / Twarda / 2024 / 240 str.

China) Xiaogang Zhang (Nanjing University

Opis

Harvest a vast untapped reservoir of energy with this essential resource The search for widely available, sustainable energy sources is arguably the defining challenge of the current era. Low-Grade Heat, a term referring to temperatures under 100 degrees Celsius, is an incredibly abundant form of energy in the natural world, but not one which existing sustainable technologies have been able to harvest efficiently and sustainably. The ubiquity of this energy, however, gives it huge potential to address the looming energy crisis. Low-Grade Heat Harvesting surveys existing technologies for utilizing low-grade heat and the related techniques for storing and converting low-grade heat energy. Beginning with the basic thermodynamic principles underlying low-grade heat, it proceeds to work systematically through the major categories of low-grade heat harvesting device, offering a comprehensive overview of the state of the field. Low-Grade Heat Harvesting readers will also find: A focus on emerging technologies Detailed discussion of thermoelectric devices for low-grade heat harvesting, liquid-based thermocells for heat-to-current conversion, and many more Authored by an acknowledged expert in energy storage and conversion Low-Grade Heat Harvesting is ideal for materials scientists, electrochemists, electronics engineers, and anyone else working to address energy needs.

Spis treści

Chapter 1 Backgrounds and Principles of Low-Grade Heat HarvestingChapter 2 Conventional Thermoelectric Devices for Low-Grade Heat HarvestingChapter 3 Polymer-Based Thermoelectric Devices for Low-Grade Heat HarvestingChapter 4 Liquid-Based Thermocells for Heat-to-Current ConversionChapter 5 Thermosensitive Thermocells for Low-Grade Heat HarvestingChapter 6 Wearable Power Generation via Thermoelectrochemical DevicesChapter 7 Thermoelectric Ionogel for Low-Grade Heat HarvestingChapter 8 Alkali Metal Thermal Electrochemical ConverterChapter 9 Thermally Regenerative Electrochemical Cycle and other TechniquesChapter 10 Integration of Energy Conversion and Storage Devices

O autorze

Xiaogang Zhang is Professor of Chemistry in College of Material Science and Engineering at Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry, and the Director of Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Electrochemical Energy Storage Technology. He received his Ph.D. degree in Chemistry from Lanzhou University in 2001. His current research interests include the design and development of nanostructured composites and their applications in energy storage and conversion. He has published more than 500 peer-reviewed articles in international journals with H index of 99.