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Systems and Methods of Using Phase Change Material in Power Plants
PAGE TITLEOverviewPAGE SUMMARY Cooling systems and methods for cooling in a power plant using a phase change material. In one embodiment, a phase change material container includes at least one phase change material which may be in the form of a slurry; and at least one conduit for transporting the fluid through the phase change material when located...
Published: 7/24/2024   |   Inventor(s): Matthew Mccarthy, Ying Sun, Young Cho, Baolan (jessica) Shi, Han Hu, Philipp Boettcher, Qinghua (tim) Xie
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Category(s): Energy, Mechanical & Civil Engineering, Energy > Energy: Heat Exchangers, Energy > Energy: Power Plants, Mechanical & Civil Engineering > ME-CE: HVAC
Dynamic load modeling of a building's energy consumption for demand response applications
PAGE TITLEOverviewPAGE SUMMARY For most commercial facilities, such as large office buildings and hotels, the systems that represent the greatest percentage of electrical load are the lighting and HVAC systems. Appropriate control of the latter can lead to significant savings. However, there are several challenges associated with HVAC controls, and...
Published: 7/12/2024   |   Inventor(s): Chikaodinaka Nwankpa, Karen Miu Miller, Jonathan Berardino, Alain Steven
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Category(s): Computing, Software, Analytics & Information Technology, Electrical Engineering & Electronics, Energy, Mechanical & Civil Engineering, Computing, Software, Analytics & Information Technology > Computing: Simulation & Modeling, Electrical Engineering & Electronics > EE: Electronic Devices, Electrical Engineering & Electronics > EE: Components, Energy > Energy: Power Systems, Mechanical & Civil Engineering > ME-CE: HVAC, Mechanical & Civil Engineering > ME-CE: Smart Buildings
Smart Ventilation Control System
PAGE TITLEOptimal real-time outcome-based ventilation rate control for commercial buildings PAGE SUMMARY Air ventilation is one of the top energy users in residential buildings. Smart ventilation equipment and controls help to reduce the amount of energy use attributable to ventilation in homes while maintaining high indoor air quality. Existing ventilation...
Published: 1/19/2024   |   Inventor(s): Michael Waring, Adams Rackes, Tom Ben David
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Category(s): Energy, Computing, Software, Analytics & Information Technology, Mechanical & Civil Engineering, Energy > Energy: Energy Efficiency, Computing, Software, Analytics & Information Technology > Computing: Algorithms, Mechanical & Civil Engineering > ME-CE: HVAC, Mechanical & Civil Engineering > ME-CE: Smart Buildings
Bi-Conductive Surfaces for Boiling Enhancement
PAGE TITLEOverviewPAGE SUMMARY We report the counterintuitive mechanism of increasing boiling heat transfer by incorporating low-conductivity materials at the interface between the surface and fluid. By embedding an array of non-conductive lines into a high-conductivity substrate, in-plane variations in the local surface temperature are created. During...
Published: 1/19/2024   |   Inventor(s): Matthew Mccarthy, Md Mahamudur Rahman, Jordan Pollack
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Category(s): Energy, Mechanical & Civil Engineering, Energy > Energy: Electromechanical Systems, Energy > Energy: Heat Exchangers, Mechanical & Civil Engineering > ME-CE: HVAC, Mechanical & Civil Engineering > ME-CE: Mechanical Device
Improved heat pump water heater
PAGE TITLE Energy-efficient heat pump system PAGE SUMMARY Researchers in the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Mechanics at Drexel University have developed an energy-efficient, standalone, single heat pump water heater. Electric heat pump water heaters use about half of the energy of conventional electric resistance or gas water heaters,...
Published: 7/22/2024   |   Inventor(s): Young Cho
Keywords(s): Water
Category(s): Energy, Mechanical & Civil Engineering, Energy > Energy: Energy Efficiency, Mechanical & Civil Engineering > ME-CE: HVAC, Mechanical & Civil Engineering > ME-CE: Smart Buildings