Patent ID: 11961929
Assignee: KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALS
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  Y | IPC H

Claim 0:
1. A thermal management device; comprising:
a photovoltaic panel configured to convert solar radiation to electric power;
a phase change material layer attached to a hack side of the photovoltaic panel;
wherein the photovoltaic panel is removably attached to the thermal management device via the phase change material layer;
wherein a phase change material of the phase change material layer comprises polyethylene glycol (PEG) and magnesium doped calcium carbonate (MgCaCO3), and wherein magnesium is present in the MgCaCO3 at a concentration of 5 to 15 mole percent (mol %) based on the total moles of the MgCaCO3;
a Seebeck thermoelectric generator having a first surface attached to the phase change material layer;
a heat sink attached to a second surface of the Seebeck thermoelectric generator, wherein the heat sink is configured with a sinuous coil, a water inlet port and a water outlet port connected to the sinuous coil, a fan, an exit port, and a plurality of heat fins;
a casing box configured to enclose a back and sides of an assembly of the photovoltaic panel, the phase change material layer, the Seebeck thermoelectric generator and the heat sink; and
a glass cover configured to cover a top surface of the photovoltaic panel, wherein the glass cover is attached to the casing box.