Review of daytime radiative cooling technologies and control methods

W Su, P Cai, J Darkwa, M Hu, G Kokogiannakis… - Applied Thermal …, 2023 - Elsevier
Cooling demand in buildings accounts for a significant portion of global energy consumption
and is estimated to increase tenfold by 2050. Daytime radiative cooling shows great …

Incorporating phase change materials into glazing units for building applications: Current progress and challenges

D Li, R Yang, M Arıcı, B Wang, E Tunçbilek… - Applied Thermal …, 2022 - Elsevier
Building envelopes consist of transparent and non-transparent components, and pose
distinct opportunities and challenges in energy conservation. Glazing envelopes, which are …

Assessment of the overall energy performance of an SPD smart window in a hot desert climate

A Mesloub, A Ghosh, M Touahmia, GA Albaqawy… - Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
In this study, the overall energy consumption and visual comfort of a switchable suspended
particle device (SPD) smart window were investigated as part of the glazing integration of an …

Design and performance investigation of a novel self-adaptive radiative cooling module for thermal regulation in buildings

Q Gong, L Lu, J Chen - Applied Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
Daytime radiative cooling utilizes the process of reflecting sunlight and radiating heat
through the atmospheric transparent window (8–13 μm) to achieve spontaneous cooling of …

Numerical modeling of a concentrated photovoltaic/thermal system which utilizes a PCM and nanofluid spectral splitting

F Yazdanifard, M Ameri, RA Taylor - Energy Conversion and Management, 2020 - Elsevier
Spectral splitting concentrated photovoltaic/thermal systems aim to utilize the full spectrum of
solar radiation by thermally decoupling the photovoltaic cells from the thermal components …

Thermal and visual comfort analysis of adaptive vacuum integrated switchable suspended particle device window for temperate climate

S Nundy, A Ghosh - Renewable Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
In this work, thermal and visual comfort of low heat loss switchable suspended particle
device-vacuum (SPD-vacuum) glazing was investigated for less energy-hungry adaptive …

Ultrahigh-transparency and pressure-sensitive iontronic device for tactile intelligence

J Tang, C Zhao, Q Luo, Y Chang, Z Yang… - npj Flexible …, 2022 - nature.com
Emerging tactile sensing devices mimic biological functions of human mechanoreception.
By introducing the feature of optical transparency, it can lead to a combined capacities of …

Parametric investigation of a nanofluid-NEPCM based spectral splitting photovoltaic/thermal system

F Yazdanifard, M Ameri, R Taylor - Energy Conversion and Management, 2021 - Elsevier
Photovoltaic cells can convert incoming sunlight within their responsive wavelength range
into electricity. Unfortunately, the majority of the incident radiation is reflected, absorbed …

Development of temperature-responsive transmission switch film (TRTSF) using phase change material for self-adaptive radiative cooling

W Su, P Cai, R Kang, L Wang, G Kokogiannakis… - Applied Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
To overcome the problem of unable automatic turn on and off response to the ambient
temperature of current static radiative cooling systems, we prepared a series of temperature …

Development of spectrally self-switchable cover with phase change material for dynamic radiative cooling

W Su, R Kang, P Cai, M Hu, G Kokogiannakis… - Solar Energy Materials …, 2023 - Elsevier
Radiative cooling promises an effective strategy against global warming by sending waste
heat to the deep universe in a passive manner. However, the mismatch between cooling …