Variable thermal resistors, systems, and methods for modulating heat transport
AssigneePurdue Research Foundation
InventorsXiulin Ruan, Amy Marie Marconnet, Tingting Du, Luis Delgado
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Abstract
Variable thermal resistors, systems, and methods suitable for modulating heat transport between a heat source and a heat sink based on a degree of compression of a reversibly-compressible, open-pore graphene foam within the variable thermal resistors. The variable thermal resistor is configured to controllably vary heat transport therethrough by controlling the degree of compression of the graphene foam.
Claims20
A variable thermal resistor comprising a reversibly-compressible, open-pore graphene foam, wherein the variable thermal resistor is configured to controllably vary heat transport therethrough by controlling a degree of compression of the graphene foam.
A system comprising a heat source, a heat sink, and a heat dissipation pathway for heat transport between the heat source and the heat sink, the heat dissipation pathway comprising a variable thermal resistor comprising a reversibly-compressible, open-pore graphene foam, wherein the variable thermal resistor is configured to controllably vary heat transport therethrough by controlling a degree of compression of the graphene foam.
A method comprising:
- controlling heat transport through a variable thermal resistor by controlling a degree of compression of a reversibly-compressible, open-pore graphene foam of the variable thermal resistor.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.