Radiative sky cooling thermal concentration with cooling power exceeding one kW per square meter
Primož Poredoš, Shan He, Chenxi Wang, Zhihui Chen, Zhao Shao, Fangfang Deng, Haoran Liu, Jiaqi Yu, R.Z. Wang
Abstract
This study investigated cooling energy thermal concentration using radiative sky cooling materials coated on a thermally conductive substrate. We achieved 2000 W m −2 during nighttime and 1000 W m −2 during daytime, paving the way for low-carbon thermal management.
Topics & Concepts
Radiative coolingMetreSkyEnvironmental scienceSquare (algebra)ThermalWater coolingPassive coolingMeteorologyNuclear engineeringMaterials scienceAtmospheric sciencesPhysicsAstronomyEngineeringThermodynamicsMathematicsGeometryThermal Radiation and Cooling TechnologiesUrban Heat Island MitigationBuilding Energy and Comfort Optimization