Innovation on Thermo-electrochemical cell

2.5 Design for Low Energy (Power/Energy Efficiency, Power Delivery, Heat Removal, etc.)

Teppei Yamada

Graduate School of Science

Professor

We improve the performance of thermo-electrochemical cell that can convert heat to electric power by the use of redox reaction.

The scheme of thermo-electrochemical cell. Oxidation reaction is promoted at the cold side of the cell while the reduction reaction at the hot side, and we can obtain electric power by the temperature difference.
American Chemical Society

Related publications

Supramolecular Thermo-Electrochemical Cells: Enhanced Thermoelectric Performance by Host–Guest Complexation and Salt-Induced Crystallization H. Zhou, T. Yamada, N. Kimizuka J. Am. Chem. Soc., 138, 10502-10507 (2016).

Related patents

JP2018133319A 2018-08-23, “electrolyte and power generator”
WO2017155046A1 “thermoelectric conversion material, and thermoelectric conversion device, thermochemical battery and thermoelectric sensor having said material”