Professor of energy storage thermal management

What is thermal energy engineering lab?

Accelerate the spread of thermoelectric materials and devices in society. Understand and control the governing physics of wetting and apply it to phase changes. In Thermal Energy Engineering Lab, we study the transport, storage, and conversion of thermal energy at a wide range of scales, from the molecular to the continuum.

What is the thermal energy systems lab at NTU?

During his time at NTU, Alessandro established the Thermal Energy Systems Lab @NTU which focuses on energy conversion and management, power generation - from large scale to distributed energy generation applied to micro-grids, and energy systems integration for different energy mixes - including renewables and energy storage.

Does PCM refractory affect heat storage efficiency?

The PCM's refractory at the latent heat thermal energy storage (LHTES) unit bottom hinders the heat storage efficiency, despite the significant improvement in thermal conductivity achieved through the addition of metal foam. This study employs numeri... [...] [...]

Why is latent heat thermal energy storage important?

Solar energy, as a kind of renewable energy, offers a large reserve to be harvested at a reasonably low cost for engineering applications. To decouple the temporal and spatial relevance of the continuous energy supply of solar energy, latent heat thermal energy storage can deal with this problem at different temperatures.

What are some patents based on absorption thermal energy storage devices?

(US Patent filed) W Wu*, ZX Ding. A two-stage absorption energy storage device and its operating method, 2022. (CN Patent filed) W Wu*, ZX Ding. A compression-assisted multi-effect absorption thermal energy storage device and its operating method, 2020. (CN Patent filed) XT Li*, W Wu, BL Wang, WX Shi, T You, XL Zhang, BT Li.

Is latent thermal energy storage a viable alternative to solar energy?

Although solar energy is a clean and abundant resource, it has an unstable nature. It is demonstrated that latent thermal energy storage (LTES) systems have been an excellent way to utilize solar energy fully and widely. However, LTES has the problem of insufficient thermal conductivity.