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Chip-Scale Monolithic Led-Photovoltaic Voltage Boost Conversion (Case No. 2025-033)
Summary: UCLA researchers in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering have developed a non-switching optoelectronic voltage conversion platform capable of voltage boost conversion at low input voltages on a miniature scale. Background: Voltage conversion is crucial for powering industrial systems, home appliances, electric vehicles, and...
Published: 12/4/2024   |   Inventor(s): Pattabhi "Aaswath" Raman, Parthiban Santhanam
Keywords(s): Application-Specific Integrated Circuit, Audio Power Amplifier, Autonomous Energy, clean energy, clean energy consumption, Compressed Air Energy Storage, Concentrated Solar Power, Concentrated Solar Power Chemical Engineering, conversion efficiency photoelectric, Doping (Semiconductor), Electronics & Semiconductors, Energy & Water, Energy Balance (Biology), energy conversion, energy conversion applications, Energy Density, Energy Density Boiling Point, Energy Density Silicide, Energy Density Strong Interaction, Energy Efficiency, energy efficient IoT, Energy Generation & Storage, Energy Generation, Transmission, or Storage, Energy Harvesting, Energy Harvesting Evaporation, energy management, Energy Management System, Energy positive, energy recycle, Energy Recycling, Energy Security , high-powered laser systems, Integrated Circuit, Integrated Circuit Standing Wave, Integrated Circuit Via (Electronics), interaction-powered, low-power device, Microelectronics Semiconductor Device Fabrication, Mixed-Signal Integrated Circuit, Monolithic Microwave Integrated Circuit, nanophotonic, nanophotonic structures, nanophotonics, Network Analysis (Electrical Circuits), Neuromorphic circuits, OLED, Optoelectronics, Optoelectronics Waveguide (Electromagnetism), Organic Semiconductor, people-as-power, photonic, Photonic Integrated Circuit, photonic materials, Photonic structures, Photonics, power amplifier, Power Amplifier Circuit, power conversion efficiency, Power distribution & grids, Power Electronics, Power Transmission, Printed Circuit Board, self-powered wireless sensor solutions, Semiconductor, semiconductor chip foundries, Semiconductor Device, Semiconductor Device Fabrication, Semiconductor Ohmic Contact, Semiconductor Risk Assessment, Semiconductor Sapphire, Semiconductors, Short Circuit, soft electrical circuits, thermal circuit, Three-Dimensional Integrated Circuit, wearable electronics, zero-carbon emission power, zzsemiconducting materials
Category(s): Electrical, Electrical > Electronics & Semiconductors, Materials, Materials > Semiconducting Materials, Electrical > Electronics & Semiconductors > Circuits, Energy & Environment, Energy & Environment > Energy Efficiency, Optics & Photonics
Electrolyzer Column (Case No. 2025-032)
Summary: UCLA researchers in the Department of Chemical Engineering have developed a novel system for efficiently converting carbon dioxide to liquid fuel for sustainable energy storage and utilization. Background: The conversion of carbon dioxide (CO2) into high-energy-density liquid fuel presents a promising pathway for sustainable energy storage...
Published: 1/8/2025   |   Inventor(s): Carlos Morales Guio, Philippe Sautet
Keywords(s): Carbon Dioxide, clean energy, conversion efficiency photoelectric, Electrocatalyst, energy conversion, Energy Generation & Storage, power conversion efficiency, Power Electronics, Renewable Energy, renewable fuel
Category(s): Energy & Environment > Energy Storage > Fuel Cells, Energy & Environment > Energy Efficiency
2022-090 COMPOSITE ANODE MATERIAL FOR SODIUM ION BATTERIES
Summary: UCLA researchers in the Department of Biomolecular and Chemical Engineering have developed a novel anode material that has improved capacity and stability of sodium-ion batteries. Background: Lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) have revolutionized technology in multiple fields and can be found in a wide array of technologies, ranging from electric...
Published: 7/19/2023   |   Inventor(s): Yunfeng Lu, Xinyi Tan
Keywords(s): Anode, Energy Generation & Storage, Lithium-Ion Battery, Nanomaterials, Nanostructure, Rechargeable Battery
Category(s): Materials > Functional Materials, Materials > Nanotechnology, Energy & Environment > Energy Storage
Discovering Giant Magnetoelastic Effect in a Soft Body for Electricity Generation (Case No. 2021-231)
Summary: UCLA researchers in the Department of Bioengineering have developed an innovative wearable generator that efficiently harnesses energy from biomechanical motion and conforms to human skin. Background: Due to increasing prominence of wearable technology, there is a simultaneous rise in the demand for portable energy systems. Typically,...
Published: 5/30/2024   |   Inventor(s): Jun Chen
Keywords(s): Biocompatibility, Biomechanics, Energy Generation & Storage, Energy Generation, Transmission, or Storage, Energy Harvesting, Flexible Electronics
Category(s): Materials > Functional Materials, Energy & Environment > Energy Generation
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
2021-106 Fast Startup of Crystal and Other High-Q Oscillators
Summary: UCLA researchers in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering have developed a novel device to rapidly startup High-Q Oscillators which reduce power consumption of wearable electronic devices. Background Wearable digital devices and small wirelessly connected devices known as “Internet of Things” are used in a wide...
Published: 11/14/2024   |   Inventor(s): Sudhakar Pamarti
Keywords(s): Energy Efficiency, Energy Generation & Storage, Nanocrystal, Power Electronics, Semiconductor Device, Voltage-Controlled Oscillator, Wireless
Category(s): Electrical, Electrical > Electronics & Semiconductors, Energy & Environment > Energy Storage > Batteries
2016-585 Multi-Point, Multi-Access Energy Storage
SUMMARYUCLA researchers in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering have developed a novel multi-point, multi-access thermal energy storage system.BACKGROUNDAs renewable energy sources become more prevalent on the grid, much more energy storage will be needed to meet electric demands during times of low generation capacity. For example,...
Published: 7/19/2023   |   Inventor(s): Richard Wirz
Keywords(s): Energy & Water, Energy Generation & Storage, Energy Generation, Transmission, or Storage, zzenergy storage
Category(s): Energy & Environment > Energy Generation > Solar, Energy & Environment > Energy Storage
Voltage-Responsive Coating for Lithium-Sulfur Battery
UC Case No. 2013-764SUMMARYResearchers in the UCLA Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering have developed a lithium-sulfur battery that overcomes the poor recharging and short lifespan problems common among other lithium-sulfur battery configurations. BACKGROUNDLithium ion batteries are widely used in applications ranging from portable...
Published: 7/19/2023   |   Inventor(s): Yunfeng Lu, Zheng Chen, Qiangfeng Xiao, Huihui Zhou, Xiaolei Wang, Mei Cai
Keywords(s): Energy & Water, Energy Generation & Storage
Category(s): Energy & Environment > Energy Storage > Batteries
2016-289 Robust Mesoporous NiFe-Based Catalysts for Energy Applications
SUMMARYUCLA researchers in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry have used selective dealloying method to produce novel high-performance, robust, and ultrafine mesoporous NiFeMn-based metal/metal oxide composite oxygen-evolving catalysts.BACKGROUNDElectrochemical and photoelectrochemical decomposition of water into oxygen and hydrogen gas is...
Published: 7/19/2023   |   Inventor(s): Sarah Tolbert, Benjamin Lesel, Eric Detsi
Keywords(s): Catalysts, Energy & Water, Energy Generation & Storage, Nanoparticles
Category(s): Platforms > Drug Delivery > Nanoparticles, Chemical > Synthesis, Energy & Environment