Publications related to Power-to-weight ratio

Performance evaluation and the implementation of the turbocharger, fuel cell, and battery in Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs)

The current study evaluates integrating fuel cell technology into the batteries as an alternative for internal combustion engines (ICEs) for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV). To further improve the performance of the UAV, a turbocharger is also integrated to ...

Elsevier2023

Pure Amorphous and Ultrathin Phosphate Layer with Superior Ionic Conduction for Zinc Anode Protection

Kangning Zhao

Fast and uniform ion transport within the solid electrolyte interphase (SEI) is considered a crucial factor for ensuring the long-term stability of metal electrodes. In this study, we present the fabrication of ultrathin artificial interphases consisting o ...

Amer Chemical Soc2023

Modeling and analysis of miniaturized magnetorheological valve for fluidic actuation

Sofia Lydia Ntella

Fluidic actuation enables movement in a wide range of mechanical systems, from simple laboratory devices to more complex industrial machinery. Fluids are used to generate motion of mechanical pieces. The term "fluids" encompasses two types of technologies: ...

EPFL2023

Dual-function engineering to construct ultra-stable anodes for potassium-ion hybrid capacitors: N, O-doped porous carbon spheres

Kangning Zhao, Yanan Chen, Chao Yang, Jie Xu, Xin Peng, Wen Liu, Wei Zhou

Heteroatom doping engineering is deemed to be an adoptable strategy to boost the potassium (K) storage performance of carbonaceous materials. The inevitable issue for this strategy lies in the huge volume expansion originated from the large radius of K+. I ...

Elsevier2022

Synergic Effect of Dendrite-Free and Zinc Gating in Lignin-Containing Cellulose Nanofibers-MXene Layer Enabling Long-Cycle-Life Zinc Metal Batteries

Kangning Zhao, Zequan Li, Xu Zhang

Uncontrollable zinc dendrite growth and parasitic reactions have greatly hindered the development of high energy and long life rechargeable aqueous zinc-ion batteries. Herein, the synergic effect of a bifunctional lignin-containing cellulose nanofiber (LCN ...

WILEY2022

Flexural-tensegrity snapping tails for bio-inspired propulsion in fluids

Pedro Miguel Nunes Pereira de Almeida Reis, Claudio Boni

Many aquatic animals propel themselves by flapping their tails. Leveraging a recently proposed snapping cantilever beam based on the concept of flexural tensegrity, we propose a bio-inspired propulsion device. The design comprises a segmental beam with hol ...

ELSEVIER2022

Experimental Electromechanical Characterization of Slotted and Slotless Miniature Bearingless Drives

Yves Perriard, Guzmán Borque Gallego, Juan Patricio Tomás Peralta Fierro

Magnetically-levitated drives are interesting in applications which demand a combination of reliable operation and high speeds. In the latter domain, slotless stators are recognized as the most suitable, as they deliver higher power density and lower speed ...

IEEE2021

The effect of alkali hydroxides and equilibration time on Al uptake by calcium silicate hydrates (C-S-H)

Sonya Barzgar

Cement production accounts for approximately 8% of man-made CO2 emissions. Lowering these CO2 emissions is currently one of the most important and urgent research topics within the cement community. To reduce these emissions, the Portland cement (PC) is pa ...

EPFL2021

Optical rotating torque sensor with nano newton-meter resolution based on a hanging torsion wire

Simon Nessim Henein, Etienne Frédéric Gabriel Thalmann, Billy Nussbaumer

This article presents a novel torque measuring setup working in the nano newton-meter range. The central novelty is a long (1 meter range) thin (diameter of a few tens of micrometers) metallic wire used instead of the relatively stiff torsion zone of the s ...

euspen2021

Combined hydrogen production and electricity storage using a vanadium-manganese redox dual-flow battery

Hubert Girault, Danick Reynard

A redox dual-flow battery is distinct from a traditional redox flow battery (RFB) in that the former includes a secondary energy platform, in which the pre-charged electrolytes can be discharged in external catalytic reactors through decoupled redox-mediat ...

ELSEVIER2021

Assembling Ni-Fe Layered Double Hydroxide 2D Thin Films for Oxygen Evolution Electrodes

Hubert Girault, Andreas Stephan Lesch, Victor Costa Bassetto, Massimo Rosa

Continuous hydrothermal flow synthesis (CHFS) of Ni-Fe layered double hydroxide (LDH) leads to waterborne dispersions of 2D nanoplatelets in the range of 10-50 nm in lateral size. Conversion of the as-synthesized LDH nanoplatelet dispersion into inkjet pri ...

AMER CHEMICAL SOC2020

Mn4+-Substituted Li-Rich Li1.2Mn0.43+Mnx4+Ti0.4-xO2 Materials with High Energy Density

Chunyang Zhang, Yong Yang

In this work, Li-rich Li1.2Mn0.43+Mnx4+Ti0.4-xO2 (LMMxTO, 0

2020

Design guidelines for Al-12%Si latent heat storage encapsulations to optimize performance and mitigate degradation

Sophia Haussener, Selmar Rudolf Binder

We provide detailed insight into the growth kinetics of intermetallic layers formed at the interface of molten Al-12%Si with cylindrical encapsulations of 316L stainless steel. This knowledge is relevant for the design and operation of high-temperature lat ...

ELSEVIER2020

Reversible solid-oxide cell stack based power-to-x-to-power systems: Comparison of thermodynamic performance

François Maréchal, Jan Van Herle, Philippe Aubin, Ligang Wang, Maria del Mar Perez Fortes, Tzu-En Lin, Yumeng Zhang

The increasing penetration of variable renewable energies poses new challenges for grid management. The economic feasibility of grid-balancing plants may be limited by low annual operating hours if they work either only for power generation or only for pow ...

2020

Decay of Torsional Stiffness in RC U-Shaped Walls

Katrin Beyer, Ryan Hoult

Reinforced concrete (RC) U-shaped walls are a popular construction choice, commonly used to resist the lateral loads from wind and earthquakes. In many buildings, the center of stiffness of a floor is eccentric from the center of mass and the building will ...

2020

Copper battery for heat to power conversion and energy storage

Sunny Isaïe Maye

An important part of the electricity production relies on heat conversion. Indeed power plants burn fuels like natural gas, coal or use nuclear fission to produce heat that can be transformed into electricity through a thermodynamic cycle and the mechanica ...

EPFL2020

Balancing wind-power fluctuation via onsite storage under uncertainty: Power-to-hydrogen-to-power versus lithium battery

François Maréchal, Jan Van Herle, Ligang Wang, Yumeng Zhang

Imbalance costs caused by forecasting errors are considerable for grid-connected wind farms. In order to reduce such costs, two onsite storage technologies, i.e., power-to-hydrogen-to-power and lithium battery, are investigated considering 14 uncertain tec ...

2019

Power output stabilizing feature in perovskite solar cells at operating condition: Selective contact-dependent charge recombination dynamics

Michael Graetzel, Shaik Mohammed Zakeeruddin, Ulf Anders Hagfeldt, Jiyoun Seo, Hui-Seon Kim, Seckin Akin

Stabilized power output at maximum power point (mpp) has been considered as one of the most reliable parameters as it provides a key performance indicator for perovskite solar cells (PSCs) revealing the operational stability of the photovoltaic device. Her ...

Elsevier Science Bv2019

Experimental Validation of a Steady State Model Synthesis Method for a Three-Phase Unbalanced Active Distribution Network Feeder

Mario Paolone, Fabrizio Sossan, Marco Pignati, Farhan Mahmood

This paper presents the field validation of a method that performs steady-state model synthesis (SSMS) of active distribution networks using syncrophasor measurements. The validation is performed by applying the SSMS method on a real active distribution fe ...

2018

Battery-Free, Sticker-Like, Device for Health Monitoring, Operated by Optical Power Transfer

Sandro Carrara, Nattakarn Wuthibenjaphonchai

This work presents the concept of a battery-free, sticker-like, device for a non-invasive health-monitoring sensor. The device consists of two functional blocks: an optical power-transfer block and an amperometric measurement block. The former accumulates ...

IEEE2018