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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
Sunlight-Harvesting Windows for Enhanced Power Generation
Nanoparticle-Embedded Glass Redirects Scattered Light to Solar Cells Within Window Frames that Produce Electricity These sunlight-harvesting windows embedded with metal nanoparticles and framed with photovoltaic cells produce four times as much power as other solar windows. In 2014, the United States installed enough solar photovoltaics to power 4...
Published: 11/17/2023   |   Inventor(s): Wei David Wei, Jiangeng Xue
Keywords(s): Harvesting, Infrared Absorption, light scattering, Nanoparticle, Solar Cells, Solar Energy, Transparent
Category(s): Technology Classifications > Engineering > Electrical, Technology Classifications > Engineering > Materials
New Small Molecules for Stable and Efficient Organic Photovoltaics (UCLA Case No. 2023-086)
Summary: UCLA researchers in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering have developed a novel molecule for organic photovoltaics, photodetectors, organic field effect transistors, and other relevant applications. Background: Among all competing photovoltaic technologies, the organic photovoltaics (OPVs) market is likely to grow the fastest,...
Published: 12/8/2023   |   Inventor(s): Yang Yang, Dong Meng
Keywords(s): Concentrated Solar Power, Concentrated Solar Power Chemical Engineering, energy conversion, energy conversion applications, energy recycle, interfacial layer, Methods Of Detecting Extrasolar Planets, multi-junction tandem devices, near-infrared, organic field effect transistors, organic photo detector, organic photovoltaics, Organic Solar Cell, perovskite devices, perovskite solar cell, Polymer Solar Cell, rganic light-emitting diodes, Solar Cell, Solar Cell Metamaterial, Solar Cell Molecular Electronics, Solar Energy, Thin Film Solar Cell, transparent OPVs, ultra-narrow bandgap
Category(s): Electrical, Electrical > Electronics & Semiconductors, Materials > Functional Materials, Energy & Environment > Energy Generation > Solar
Optimizing Solar Power using Array Topology Reconfiguration and Deep Neural Network
Photovoltaic (PV) energy systems have played a major part in meeting renewable energy requirements. However, power production from PV systems faces impediments such as partial shading due to environmental and man-made obstructions. Shading causes voltage and current mismatch losses that can significantly reduce the power supplied to the grid. Reconfiguring...
Published: 2/23/2023   |   Inventor(s): Vivek Sivaraman Narayanaswamy, Rajapandian Ayyanar, Cihan Tepedelenlioglu, Andreas Spanias
Keywords(s): Algorithm Development, Networks, IT, Software and Communication, Neural Computing, Performance Optimization, PS-Energy and Power, Solar Energy
Category(s): Physical Science, Environmental, Energy & Power, Computing & Information Technology, Alternative Energy
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
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
Photovoltaic Fault Detection Using Feedback-Enhanced Positive Unlabeled Learning
Despite substantial improvements in solar array efficiency in recent years, accurate fault detection and diagnosis remains an open problem as undetected faults can cause substantial power loss and hazardous conditions. Solar panel arrays can experience several types of faults of varying severity. Some faults, such as those associated with soiled, dirty,...
Published: 2/23/2023   |   Inventor(s): Kristen Jaskie, Joshua Martin, Andreas Spanias
Keywords(s): Machine Learning, Performance Optimization, PS-Energy and Power, Solar Energy
Category(s): Physical Science, Computing & Information Technology, Energy & Power, Environmental, Alternative Energy
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