Graduate Research Assistant at University of Maryland
Location:
Arlington, Virginia
Industry:
Mechanical or Industrial Engineering
Work:
University of Maryland since Jun 2013
Graduate Research Assistant
Graymills Corp Jan 2011 - May 2013
Project Engineer
University of Virginia Jun 2008 - Aug 2010
Graduate Research Assistant
University of Virginia Aug 2008 - May 2010
Graduate Teaching Assistant
Norfolk Naval Shipyard May 2006 - Sep 2006
Engineering Intern
Education:
University of Virginia 2004 - 2010
Master of Science, Bachelors of Science, Mechanical engineering
- Adelphi MD, US Michael C. Fish - Arlington VA, US
International Classification:
H01L 35/30 H01L 35/32
Abstract:
A thermal energy storage (TES) device includes a thermoelectric cooler; and a metallic phase change material (PCM) within the thermoelectric cooler. The PCM may include any of gallium or its alloys, low temperature fusible alloys, and solid metal shape memory alloys. A thermoelectric effect within the PCM is to transport heat in the thermoelectric cooler. The TES device may include a graded oxide layer adjacent to the PCM to serve as a distributed electrical junction in the thermoelectric cooler to create a hot side thermoelectric junction in a bulk volume of the PCM. The graded oxide layer may include α-IGZO. The TES device may include a high-thermopower corrugated metal foil layer comprising barrier oxides patterned therein. The high-thermopower metal foil layer may be adjacent to the graded oxide layer. The TES device may include a dielectric layer adjacent to the high-thermopower corrugated metal foil layer.