Power costs increasing, environmental pollution and global warming are issues that we are
dealing with in the present time. To reduce their effects, scientists are focusing on improving …

Condition monitoring can reduce machine breakdown losses, increase productivity and
operation safety, and therefore deliver significant benefits to many industries. The …

All machines from jet engines to microprocessors generate heat, as do manufacturing
processes ranging from steel to food production. Thermoelectric generators (TEGs) are solid …

Abstract Machine condition monitoring (MCM) plays an important role in reducing failure
losses in the industry. Appropriate wireless sensor nodes (WSNs) used in MCM will allow …

With the aim of increasing the efficiency of maintenance and fuel usage in airplanes,
structural health monitoring (SHM) of critical composite structures is increasingly expected …

Abstract Thermoelectric (TE) generators (TEGs) have recently attracted significant attention
for harvesting ubiquitous heat energy to power industrial sensor nodes or wearable and …

Solid-state energy conversion has been established as one of the most promising solutions
to address the issues related to conventional energy generation. Thermoelectric materials …

Abstract α-MgAgSb is a promising thermoelectric material with an average figure of merit
above unity between room temperature and 573 K, making it attractive for low temperature …

The Internet of Things (IoT) combines various sensors and the internet to form an expanded
network, realizing the interconnection between human beings and machines anytime and …

This review reports the most recent developments of thermoelectric (TE) system coupled
with phase change material (PCM) and its promising integration options within various PCM …