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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 25, 2024
Filed:
Jun. 14, 2023
Applicant:
City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, HK;
Inventors:
Jian Lu, Kowloon, HK;
Zhengyi Mao, Kowloon, HK;
Qiliang Wang, Kowloon, HK;
Yao Yao, Kowloon, HK;
Zhaowenbo Cao, Kowloon, HK;
Assignee:
City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, HK;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02S 10/30 (2014.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02S 10/30 (2014.12);
Abstract
There is provided a hybrid system for electricity and water generation, that includes a thermoelectric generator (TEG) layer for converting heat to electricity, an absorber layer arranged on one side of the TEG layer for converting solar energy to heat, a cooling structure arranged on the other side of the TEG layer for dissipating a waste heat from the TEG layer, and an evaporator configured to form an interfacial cooling region with the cooling structure for water generation.