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MATERIALS, DEVICES, AND METHODS FOR RESONANT AMBIENT THERMAL ENERGY HARVESTING USING THERMAL DIODES
MATERIALS, DEVICES, AND METHODS FOR RESONANT AMBIENT THERMAL ENERGY HARVESTING USING THERMAL DIODES
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机译:使用热二极管进行共振环境热能收集的材料,装置和方法
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The present disclosure is directed to materials, devices, and methods for resonant ambient thermal energy harvesting. Thermal energy can be harvested using thermoelectric resonators that capture and store ambient thermal fluctuations and convert the fluctuations to energy. The resonators can include non-linear heat transfer elements, such as thermal diodes, to enhance their performance. Incorporation of thermal diodes can allow for a dynamic rectification of temperature fluctuations into a single polarity temperature difference across a heat engine for power extraction, as compared to the dual polarity nature of the output voltage of linear thermal resonators, which typically necessitates electrical rectification to be routed to an entity for energy storage. In some embodiments, the thermal diode can be applied to transient energy harvesting to construct thermal diode bridges. Methods for constructing such devices, and using such devices, are also provided.
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