A review on low-grade thermal energy harvesting: materials, methods and devices

RA Kishore, S Priya - Materials, 2018 - mdpi.com
Combined rejected and naturally available heat constitute an enormous energy resource
that remains mostly untapped. Thermal energy harvesting can provide a cost-effective and …

[HTML][HTML] Low-grade waste heat recovery scenarios: Pyroelectric, thermomagnetic, and thermogalvanic thermal energy harvesting

S Hur, S Kim, HS Kim, A Kumar, C Kwon, J Shin… - Nano Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
Identifying reliable and sustainable sources of electricity is a significant challenge of the
present time. However, most energy-generation mechanisms produce unavoidable low …

Energy harvesting near room temperature using a thermomagnetic generator with a pretzel-like magnetic flux topology

A Waske, D Dzekan, K Sellschopp, D Berger, A Stork… - Nature Energy, 2019 - nature.com
To date, there are very few technologies available for the conversion of low-temperature
waste heat into electricity. Thermomagnetic generators are one approach proposed more …

A review on design and performance of thermomagnetic devices

RA Kishore, S Priya - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2018 - Elsevier
Thermomagnetic energy harvesting technology has not received significant attention despite
great potential for generating electricity from low thermal gradient near room temperature …

[HTML][HTML] Solid state generators and energy harvesters for waste heat recovery and thermal energy harvesting

D Zabek, F Morini - Thermal Science and Engineering Progress, 2019 - Elsevier
This review covers solid state thermal to electrical energy converters capable of transforming
low grade heat directly into electricity for waste heat recovery and thermal energy …

High‐Performance Thermomagnetic Generators Based on Heusler Alloy Films

M Gueltig, F Wendler, H Ossmer… - Advanced energy …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Recent developments on Heusler alloys including Ni–Mn–X and Ni–Co–Mn–X (X= Ga, In,
Sn,…) demonstrate multiferroic phase transformations with large abrupt changes in lattice …

[HTML][HTML] Efficient and affordable thermomagnetic materials for harvesting low grade waste heat

D Dzekan, A Waske, K Nielsch, S Fähler - APL Materials, 2021 - pubs.aip.org
Industrial processes release substantial quantities of waste heat, which can be harvested to
generate electricity. At present, the conversion of low grade waste heat to electricity relies …

An acoustically matched traveling-wave thermoacoustic generator achieving 750 W electric power

K Wang, D Sun, J Zhang, Y Xu, K Luo, N Zhang, J Zou… - Energy, 2016 - Elsevier
TWTEG (traveling-wave thermoacoustic electric generator) is promising in efficiently
converting the heat of fuel combustion, solar energy, industrial waste heat, etc. into electricity …

Low-grade waste heat recovery using the reverse magnetocaloric effect

RA Kishore, S Priya - Sustainable Energy & Fuels, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
According to a recent study by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, about 59.1
quadrillion BTU of energy produced in the United States is rejected to the atmosphere …

Proof-of-concept static thermomagnetic generator experimental device

T Christiaanse, E Brück - Metallurgical and Materials Transactions E, 2014 - Springer
A thermomagnetic power conversion device is constructed using water flows with very low
caloric energy. The device has two active regenerators built from (Mn, Fe) 2 (P, As) materials …