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Improved performance of Zn-Br2 static batteries with internal magnetic fields
Unmet Need: Zinc dendrite growth and cross-diffusion of bromide ions causes failure in Zn-Br2 static batteries. Flowless zinc bromide (Zn-Br2) batteries show potential as cost-effective, safe alternatives to lithium-ion batteries. However, uneven metal deposition leading to the growth of zinc dendrites limits the efficiency and durability of static...
Published: 5/25/2023   |   Inventor(s): Jeffrey Bell, Anjaiah Sheelam, Dalton Glasco
Keywords(s): Alternative Energy Sources, batteries
Category(s): Technologies > Energy & Environment > Energy, Technologies > Next Generation Materials & Technology > Advanced Materials
Thermoacoustic-catalytic system for cooling and transforming cryogenic hydrogen
Unmet Need: Efficient hydrogen cooling and spin conversion Hydrogen is one of the most promising fuels for the future clean economy, as it does not produce harmful emissions and as a liquid, hydrogen is one of the most energy-dense carriers. However, conventional liquefaction and cooling systems for cryogenic hydrogen involve a number of moving parts...
Published: 4/28/2023   |   Inventor(s): Konstantin Matveev, Jacob Leachman
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Category(s): Technologies > Energy & Environment > Clean Tech, Technologies > Energy & Environment > Energy, Technologies > Energy & Environment > Sustainable resources
Metal-Organic-Framework-based Electrolytes for Solid-state Batteries
Unmet Need: Improved electrolytes for solid-state batteries Solid-state batteries show a great potential for practical application in energy storage devices. However, the ionic conductivity and interfacial properties of solid -state electrolytes still need to be improved for the wide commercialization of solid-state batteries due to insufficient ionic...
Published: 7/24/2023   |   Inventor(s): Panpan Dong, Xiahui Zhang, Min Kyu Song
Keywords(s): Electrolytes, ion conduction, Metal-organic framework, Solid-state batteries
Category(s): Technologies > Energy & Environment > Electrical/Electronics, Technologies > Energy & Environment > Energy
Cost-Effective Single-Step Process for the Catalytic Conversion of Methane to Methanol/Formaldehyde
Unmet Need: Currently there is no technology available in the market capable of producing Dimethyl Ether (DME) from methane in a single reactor. DME is an attractive substitute for diesel due to its high cetane number, which is a measure of its ignitibility in compression ignition engines. In addition, DME’s quiet combustion and inability to form...
Published: 5/25/2023   |   Inventor(s): Su Ha, M Norton, Oscar Marin Flores
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Category(s): Technologies > Health & Well-being > Chemistry, Technologies > Energy & Environment > Energy
Origami structure as an expulsion bladder for a rocket tank
Challenge: Supply of vapor-free cryogenic liquid propellant in a rocket tank The key to propellant transfer in microgravity is the propellant management device (PMD), which ensures that vapor-free propellant is supplied from a source tank (e.g. a fuel depot) to a receiver tank or engine. Failure to do so for engines will result in combustion inefficiencies...
Published: 4/28/2023   |   Inventor(s): Kjell Westra, Jacob Leachman, Patrick Adam
Keywords(s): Additive Manufacturing, Aerospace, Liquid Acquisition Device, Origami, Pressure Vessel
Category(s): Technologies > Energy & Environment > Energy, Technologies > Health & Well-being > Chemistry
Renewable Energy Storage via Efficient Reversible Hydrogenation of Piperidine captured Carbon Dioxide
Unmet Need: Using heterogeneous catalysts for hydrogen storageThe worldwide installed solar photovoltaic (PV) and wind energy capacity have surged exponentially for the past decades.1 However, renewable power generation is highly intermittent and seasonal, resulting in serious issues including grid capacity/stability, curtailment, and supply/demand...
Published: 4/28/2023   |   Inventor(s): Hongfei Lin
Keywords(s): Carbon Dioxide, Catalyst, Hydrogen
Category(s): Technologies > Health & Well-being > Chemistry, Technologies > Energy & Environment > Energy
Conversion of co-mingled waste plastics to monomers and fuels
Unmet Need: Better management and utilization of waste plastic accumulated in landfillsHuge amounts of plastics is produced every year and es expected to double over the next two decades. A vast majority of waste plastic is accumulated in landfills sloughing off in the natural environment as litter. The degradation of plastic polymers in landfill may...
Published: 5/25/2023   |   Inventor(s): Hongfei Lin
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Category(s): Technologies > Energy & Environment > Clean Tech, Technologies > Next Generation Materials & Technology > Advanced Materials, Technologies > Energy & Environment > Energy
Grid Control for Unknown Resonance Events (CURE)
Unmet Need: Detection and damping of resonance events in a power grid Complex electric distribution systems cannot be perfectly modeled to reflect every duty cycle and configuration of each component which might come on-line. Recent instances of forced oscillations in wide area networks illustrate the difficulty in quickly locating their causes, and...
Published: 6/9/2023   |   Inventor(s): Vaithianath Venkatasubramanian, Yuan Zhi, Habib Wajid
Keywords(s): Controls, Oscillations, Power grid, Resonance
Category(s): Technologies > Energy & Environment > Energy, Technologies > Energy & Environment > Electrical/Electronics
Power Grid Voltage Stability Monitoring
Abstract:Grid management ensures voltage stability and resilience upon disturbance. Earlier iterative tools could not provide real-time calculations. RT-VSMAP Engine: Real Time Voltage Stability Monitoring and Prediction allows for more proactive management of electric power systems. This tested technology provides continuous analysis of system topology...
Published: 5/25/2023   |   Inventor(s): Anurag Srivastava, Saugata Biswas
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Category(s): Technologies > Energy & Environment > Clean Tech, Technologies > Energy & Environment > Energy
Method of overcoming electrostatic repulsion when storing large densities of charged particles such as positrons
Abstract WSU inventors have developed a prototype trap that can store significant quantities of positrons that can create a tremendous amount of energy. Particles of antimatter, positrons, probes the basic interactions and properties of matter and has broad potential applications, including development of a new and high quality computer microchips,...
Published: 6/27/2022   |   Inventor(s): Kelvin Lynn, Marc Weber
Keywords(s): Energy
Category(s): Technologies > Energy & Environment > Energy
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