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Spark - High Efficiency Micro-Power Generator for Portable Applications
Background For many years, the goal of efficient electricity generation at small scales with hydrocarbon fuels has been impractical due to heat loss and other challenges. Current approaches to electricity generation at small scales involve the combustion of hydrocarbon fuels to drive generators, which can be useful for remote or off-grid applications,...
Published: 2/13/2025   |   Inventor(s): Gowan Rowland, Tyler Smith, Ryan Milcarek
Keywords(s): Fuel Cells, Energy
Category(s): Physical Science, Energy & Power, Applied Technologies
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: 2/13/2025   |   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
Solid Oxide Fuel Cells with 3D Inkjet Printing Modified LSM-YSZ Interface
Background Solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs) have drawn attention in recent years as an alternative power generation technology, due to their high efficiency and low emissions. The lanthanum strontium manganite (LSM)-yttria-stabilized zirconia (YSZ) cathode is widely utilized in SOFCs because of its high performance and stability. The microstructure of...
Published: 2/13/2025   |   Inventor(s): Ryan Milcarek, Qiong (Eric) Nian, Yan Dou, Jiashen Tian
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Category(s): Energy & Power, Advanced Materials/Nanotechnology, Alternative Energy, Manufacturing/Construction/Mechanical, Physical Science
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: 2/13/2025   |   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
Zigzag Flow Reactor for Thermochemical Energy Storage
As the world gears up for the ongoing renewable energy revolution, the temporal variability of the renewable sources remains a big headache for designing a reliable electricity grid. A multi-level energy storage infrastructure is thus necessary to maintain high, year-round dispatchability. No technology that currently exists is ideally suited to meet...
Published: 2/13/2025   |   Inventor(s): Rhushikesh Ghotkar, Ryan Milcarek, Ivan Ermanoski, James Miller, Roy Hogan, Jr.
Keywords(s): Energy, Energy storage, PS-Energy and Power, Thermal Storage
Category(s): Alternative Energy, Energy & Power, Physical Science
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: 2/13/2025   |   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
High-Temperature Low-Cost Heater Lamp
Background High-temperature heaters have many applications, including the high-temperature processing of materials. As fossil fuel burners, such as natural gas burners, are replaced with renewable alternatives, the number of applications will increase. Conventional high temperature electrical heaters have been based on silicon carbide or molybdenum...
Published: 2/13/2025   |   Inventor(s): Ivan Ermanoski, Xiang Gao, Ryan Milcarek
Keywords(s): CO2 to Fuels, Energy, Energy storage, High Temperature, High Temperature Materials
Category(s): Physical Science, Manufacturing/Construction/Mechanical, Energy & Power
Flame-Assisted Solid Oxide Fuel Cell for Hybrid Gas Turbine Power Generation
Background An aircraft’s auxiliary power unit (APU) provides electrical and pneumatic power for such functions as lighting, ice clearing, engine starting, and cabin air conditioning. The use of dual chamber solid oxide fuel cells (DC-SOFCs) increases efficiency and reduces NOx emissions, but results in lower power densities compared to conventional...
Published: 2/13/2025   |   Inventor(s): Ryan Milcarek, Rhushikesh Ghotkar, Ivan Ermanoski, Ellen Stechel
Keywords(s): Environmental, Fuel Cells, Energy, Mechanical and Manufacturing
Category(s): Physical Science, Energy & Power, Manufacturing/Construction/Mechanical