Lightweight wearable thermoelectric cooler with rationally designed flexible heatsink consisting of phase-change material/graphite/silicone elastomer
Jaeyoo Choi, Chaochao Dun, Carlos Forsythe, Madeleine P. Gordon, Jeffrey J. Urban
Abstract
We propose a wearable thermoelectric cooler and heatsink based of silicone elastomer, phase-change material, and graphite powder, which can achieve a cooling temperature of ∼5 K at 0.5 W input power for more than 5 h under ambient conditions.
Topics & Concepts
Materials scienceHeat sinkGraphiteSiliconeElastomerComposite materialPhase-change materialThermoelectric coolingPhase (matter)Wearable computerThermoelectric effectPhase changeMechanical engineeringComputer scienceEngineering physicsEngineeringEmbedded systemThermodynamicsChemistryPhysicsOrganic chemistryAdvanced Thermoelectric Materials and DevicesThermal Radiation and Cooling TechnologiesAdvanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials