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Thermo-Electrochemical Cycle and Reactor for Hydrogen and Carbon Monoxide Production
Background The creation of effective energy conversion technologies has become essential in response to the challenges of integrating diurnally and seasonally intermittent and variable renewable energy resources. Specifically, one of the most important steps toward the economical production of sustainable fuels and organic chemicals is the conversion...
Published: 4/17/2024   |   Inventor(s): Ivan Ermanoski, Ryan Milcarek, Ellen Stechel, James Miller
Keywords(s): CO2 to Fuels, Energy, Energy Efficiency, Energy storage, Hydrogen, Renewable Products and Chemicals, Solar Energy
Category(s): Physical Science, Energy & Power, Environmental, Alternative Energy
Synaptic Circuits Made From Transistors and Memory Capacitors (UCLA Case No. 2023-092)
Summary: UCLA researchers from the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering have developed a novel circuit architecture that emulates neural synapses for concurrent parallel computing. Background: Almost all modern computer chips consist of computing and learning processes that are implemented sequentially. To improve computing power,...
Published: 8/22/2024   |   Inventor(s): Yong Chen, Zixuan Rong
Keywords(s): Application-Specific Integrated Circuit, Artifical Intelligence (Machine Learning, Data Mining), artificial electromagnetic materials, Artificial Intelligence, artificial intelligence augmentation, Artificial Neural Network, Artificial Neural Network Artificial Neuron, artificial-intelligent materials, autonomous control, computational efficiency, edge computing, Electronics & Semiconductors, Energy Efficiency, energy management, Integrated Circuit, Medical artificial intelligence (AI), Neuromorphic circuits, parallel processing, parallel signal processing, processor design, Semiconductor, semiconductor chip foundries, Semiconductor Device, Semiconductors, synaptic resistor (synstor)
Category(s): Electrical, Electrical > Electronics & Semiconductors, Electrical > Signal Processing, Materials, Materials > Semiconducting Materials, Software & Algorithms, Software & Algorithms > Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning
Energy Storage Dispatch Optimization Model for Maximizing Electrical Cost Savings
Energy usage in the industrial sector has been increasing since 2007 and has been the largest energy consuming sector in the US (e.g., at nearly 33 quadrillion Btus in 2018). Industrial facilities are not only the largest end-use consumer of energy, but account for one-third of the total peak power demand in the US. This creates several challenges...
Published: 8/29/2023   |   Inventor(s): Joseph Elio, Miguel Peinado-Guerrero, Jesus Villalobos, Ryan Milcarek
Keywords(s): Electric Power Engineering, Energy, Energy Efficiency, Energy storage, PS-Energy and Power
Category(s): Computing & Information Technology, Energy & Power, Physical Science
Non-Photosynthetic Food Production
The entire human food system is photosynthesis-based, i.e. it originates as plant matter/biomass. Contrary to popular perception, domestic animals are not the most inefficient link in the human food chain, photosynthesis in plants is. While the theoretical energy efficiency of photosynthesis is about 26%, when you take into account nonabsorbable incident...
Published: 2/23/2023   |   Inventor(s): Ivan Ermanoski, Ellen Stechel
Keywords(s): Agriculture and Animal Science, Culinary, Energy Efficiency, Environmental, Food, Grain, Nutrition, Microbes, bacteria, fungi, virus, yeast
Category(s): Advanced Materials/Nanotechnology, Life Science (All LS Techs), Agriculture/Animal Health
Nanostructure Surfaces for Photovoltaic Cells
Photovoltaic (PV) cells are typically formed from semiconductor absorber layers. These absorber layers exhibit absorption of light with photon energy above their bandgap energy to generate electron-hole pairs. The absorber layers can also exhibit non-radiative recombination in the bulk of the absorber material. However, the absorber semiconductor...
Published: 2/23/2023   |   Inventor(s): Nicholas Irvin, Christiana Honsberg, Richard King, Chaomin Zhang
Keywords(s): Energy Efficiency, PS-Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology, PS-Energy and Power, PS-Semiconductors, Materials, Processes, Solar Energy
Category(s): Semiconductors, Materials & Processes, Physical Science, Environmental, Energy & Power, Alternative Energy, Advanced Materials/Nanotechnology
Algorithm for Maximum Power Point Tracking through Load Management
­Solar energy systems generate power intermittently, for example based on varying cloud coverage and other conditions. This inherent variability can lead to significant inefficiencies in utilizing the renewable energy source. The conventional approach is to utilize a central power converter in the solar energy system for maximum power point tracking....
Published: 2/23/2023   |   Inventor(s): Meng Tao, Kelvin Tan, Joseph Azzolini
Keywords(s): Algorithm Development, Energy Efficiency, Solar Energy
Category(s): Alternative Energy, Energy & Power, Physical Science, Environmental
Maximum Power Point Tracking through Load Management
Solar energy systems generate power intermittently, for example based on varying cloud coverage and other conditions. This inherent variability can lead to significant inefficiencies in utilizing the renewable energy source. The conventional approach is to utilize a central power converter in the solar energy system for maximum power point tracking....
Published: 2/23/2023   |   Inventor(s): Joseph Azzolini, Meng Tao
Keywords(s): Algorithm Development, Energy Efficiency, Solar Energy
Category(s): Physical Science, Environmental, Energy & Power, Alternative Energy
Thermochemical Labyrinth Reactor
­Thermochemical reactors provide an effective means for water splitting and carbon dioxide splitting. These reactors are able to produce energized chemicals (e.g., hydrogen and carbon monoxide), which can subsequently be used in other chemical reactions (e.g., to reduce, add functionality, etc.) or from which other chemicals can be made (e.g.,...
Published: 2/23/2023   |   Inventor(s): Ivan Ermanoski, James Miller, Roy Hogan, Jr., Ryan Milcarek
Keywords(s): CO2 to Fuels, Energy, Energy Efficiency, High Temperature, Hydrogen, Renewable Products and Chemicals, Solar Energy, Thermal Storage
Category(s): Physical Science, Environmental, Energy & Power
2022-116-1 Electrolyte Modulator Additive for Lithium-Ion Batteries
Summary: UCLA researchers in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering have designed a MOF-based electrolyte modulator to mitigate the polarization of electrolytes in lithium-ion batteries for energy efficient electric vehicles. Background: To ensure a successful transition to electric vehicles, it is essential to develop low-cost...
Published: 7/19/2023   |   Inventor(s): Yunfeng Lu, Li Shen, Xinru Li
Keywords(s): Charge Carrier, Electric Vehicle, Energy Density, Energy Efficiency, Hybrid Electric Vehicle, Lithium Battery, Lithium-Ion Battery, Metal-Organic Framework, Polarizer, Rechargeable Battery, Rechargeable Battery Thermal Conductivity
Category(s): Electrical, Energy & Environment > Energy Storage, Energy & Environment > Energy Storage > Batteries
2021-194 GASEOUS HYDROCARBON SELF-CATALYZING SOLAR REFORMING AND SOLID CARBON DEPOSITION
SUMMARY: UCLA researchers in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering have developed a method for green hydrogen production through high flux solar heating and a porous substrate. BACKGROUND: With populations rising and the search for more sustainable sources of energy accelerating, hydrogen has been touted as a desirable sustainable...
Published: 7/19/2023   |   Inventor(s): Timothy Fisher
Keywords(s): Concentrated Solar Power Chemical Engineering, Energy Efficiency, Energy Generation & Storage, Energy Generation, Transmission, or Storage, Environmental Remediation, Functional Materials, Hydrogen, Methane, Methane Reformer, Methane Reformer Hydrogen Production, Renewable Energy, Solar Cell, Solar Energy, Thermal Energy Storage
Category(s): Mechanical, Materials, Materials > Functional Materials, Energy & Environment > Energy Efficiency
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