Micro-electromechanical and electrocaloric layer elements

TITLE: Micro-electromechanical and electrocaloric layer elements

PERIOD: 1.7.2014 – 28. 2. 2018

HEAD: Prof. Dr. Barbara Malič

RESEARCHERS

ORGANISATIONS:

  • Centre of Excellence NAMASTE
  • Jožef Stefan Institute
  • KEKO Equipment Žužemberk
  • University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering

FUNDED BY: Slovenian Research Agency

ABSTRACT: Increasing needs of society for electricity, heating, or cooling have become a global priority, thus efficient ways of energy production, conversion, storage, and consumption are needed. More

SIGNIFICANCE FOR SCIENCE: Recently,  the electrocaloric effect (ECE), i.e. the conversion of the electrical energy to heat and vice versa has attracted a considerable attention of the scientific community due to a very strong potential of replacing the present cooling technologies. More

SIGNIFICANCE FOR SLOVENIA:  The EC cooling elements open a great potential for cooling applications in very wide market niches ranging from microelectronics, microrobotics to macro cooling devices in industrial and energy production processes.  Furthermore, the demonstration of such elements in microelectromechanicla systems will be shown, e.g., for energy harvesting. More

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