Energy harvesting technologies for structural health monitoring of airplane components—A review

S Zelenika, Z Hadas, S Bader, T Becker, P Gljušćić… - Sensors, 2020 - mdpi.com
With the aim of increasing the efficiency of maintenance and fuel usage in airplanes,
structural health monitoring (SHM) of critical composite structures is increasingly expected …

Advances and outlook of TE-PCM system: a review

A Liu, H Xie, Z Wu, Y Wang - Carbon Neutrality, 2022 - Springer
This review reports the most recent developments of thermoelectric (TE) system coupled
with phase change material (PCM) and its promising integration options within various PCM …

Multi-parameter optimization design of thermoelectric harvester based on phase change material for space generation

W Zhu, Y Tu, Y Deng - Applied energy, 2018 - Elsevier
In this study, a thermoelectric energy harvesting device based on phase change material is
presented which can be applied with large temperature variation in space for power supply …

Energy and exergy analysis of a bidirectional solar thermoelectric generator combining thermal energy storage

FJ Montero, R Lamba, S Singh, W Jahn… - Frontiers in Energy …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
In this paper, energy and exergy analysis of a bidirectional solar thermoelectric generator
(STEG) coupled to a latent heat storage and cooling system (LHSCS) has been carried out …

Three-dimensional printed insulation for dynamic thermoelectric harvesters with encapsulated phase change materials

ME Kiziroglou, T Becker, SW Wright… - IEEE sensors …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Energy harvesting devices have demonstrated their ability to provide power autonomy to
wireless sensor networks. However, the adoption of such powering solutions by the industry …

Fundamental incorporation of the density change during melting of a confined phase change material

EM Hernández, JA Otero - Journal of Applied Physics, 2018 - pubs.aip.org
The modeling of thermal diffusion processes taking place in a phase change material
presents a challenge when the dynamics of the phase transition is coupled to the …

A highly efficient thermoelectric module with heat storage utilizing sensible heat for IoT power supply

K Nakagawa, T Suzuki - Journal of Electronic Materials, 2019 - Springer
In this study, we developed a thermoelectric generator unit (TEGU) for sensors measuring
river water levels and set the power generation target needed for sensing and radio …

Wall panels using thermoelectric generators for sustainable cities and communities: a mini-review

M Elgendi, JAL Tamimi, A Alfalahi… - … Series: Earth and …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
Traditional air conditioners consume a significant portion of energy and negatively affect
households' budgets. In addition, the compressor is noisy, and the leaked refrigerant may …

A dual polarity, cold-starting interface circuit for heat storage energy harvesters

TT Toh, SW Wright, ME Kiziroglou… - Sensors and Actuators A …, 2014 - Elsevier
This paper describes the design and implementation of a power electronics interface for a
heat storage thermoelectric energy harvesting system. As an example of its application, the …

Thermoelectric energy harvesting in aircraft

T Becker, A Elefsiniotis… - Micro energy …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
This chapter describes thermoelectric energy harvesting for aeronautical applications.
Decentralized electrical energy generation from the environment is a key enabler for …