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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 13, 2024
Filed:
Mar. 03, 2023
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Plano, TX (US);
Ercan M. Dede, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Ziqi Yu, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Taehwa Lee, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Shailesh Joshi, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC., Plano, TX (US);
Abstract
Thermophotovoltaic (TPV) systems for energy harvesting with thermal management are provided. The systems include a three-dimensional architected wick having a porous structure for delivering a two-phase working fluid via capillary action to maintain efficient cooling of a TPV cell array. The wick is configured to uniformly deliver working fluid for evaporative cooling of the TPV cells. The wick may be in direct thermal communication with the TPV cell or employed to locally deliver working fluid to an evaporator that is in direct thermal communication with the TPV cell. The increased surface area of porous structure of the wick and the evaporator increases heat dissipation and evaporative cooling providing an improvement in temperature distribution and heat transfer critical to maintaining the TPV cell at a constant temperature.