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Tailoring Photonic-Engineered Textiles with Butterfly-Mimetic Tertiary Micro/Nano Architectures for Superior Passive Radiative Cooling

open access: yesEngineering, 2023
People could potentially mitigate heat discomfort when outdoors by combining passive radiative cooling (PRC) strategies with personal thermal management techniques. However, most current PRC materials lack wearing comfort and durability. In this study, a
Hongyu Guo   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Advanced Textiles for Personal Thermal Management and Energy [PDF]

open access: yesJoule, 2020
Summary To realize improved human body thermal comfort and reduce energy consumption on building heating and cooling, personal thermal management emphasizing energy management of human body and its local environment is emerging as a promising solution.
Yucan Peng, Yi Cui
openaire   +1 more source

Aerogel‐Functionalized Thermoplastic Polyurethane as Waterproof, Breathable Freestanding Films and Coatings for Passive Daytime Radiative Cooling

open access: yesAdvanced Science, 2022
Passive daytime radiative cooling (PDRC) is an emerging sustainable technology that can spontaneously radiate heat to outer space through an atmospheric transparency window to achieve self‐cooling.
Xiameng Shan   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Short-term Self-Scheduling of Virtual Energy Hub Plant within Thermal Energy Market [PDF]

open access: yes, 2021
Multicarrier energy systems create new challenges as well as opportunities in future energy systems. One of these challenges is the interaction among multiple energy systems and energy hubs in different energy markets.
Jadidbonab, Mohammad   +3 more
core   +2 more sources

A review of intensified conditioning of personal micro-environments: Moving closer to the human body

open access: yesEnergy and Built Environment, 2021
Various systems and technologies have been developed in recent years to fulfil the growing needs of high-performance HVAC systems with better performance of energy efficiency, thermal comfort, and occupancy health.
Bin Yang   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Dual‐mode smart flipping materials and devices for thermal management

open access: yesInterdisciplinary Materials, 2023
Thermal management is of great significance for human activities. Attaining thermal comfort not only requires thermal control of building's macroenvironment, but also additionally personal thermal regulation.
Gaoyang Kong   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

An adaptive tunable Janus emitter with controllable unidirectional emission for thermal management in enclosed spaces

open access: yesNext Energy, 2023
The heating and cooling of enclosure space consume a large part of the global energy and contribute to the rise of extreme weather and the greenhouse effect.
Feifei Ren   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Fan Performance Analysis for Rotor Cooling of Axial Flux Permanent Magnet Machines [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
The thermal management of an Axial Flux Permanent Magnet (AFPM) machine is essential because it determines the machine’s continuous power output and reliability.
Blundell, Mike   +5 more
core   +1 more source

Developing the knowledge-based human resources that support the implementation of the National Dual Training System (NDTS): evaluation of TVET teacher's competency at MARA Training Institutions [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Development in the world of technical and vocational education and training (TVET) on an ongoing basis is a challenge to the profession of the TVET-teachers to maintain their performance.
Ali, Mahazani
core   +1 more source

Maximum power point tracking converter based on the open-circuit voltage method for thermoelectric generators [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Thermoelectric generators (TEGs) convert heat energy into electricity in a quantity dependant on the temperature difference across them and the electrical load applied.
Knox, Andrew, Montecucco, Andrea
core   +1 more source

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