Performance Study of Wearable Thermoelectric Cooler with Phase-Change Composite Heat Sink
Based on existing studies, we identified that the heat sinks used in wearable thermoelectric coolers (WTECs) are predominantly bulky, which limits their practicality and comfort. To address this issue, we propose the use of phase-change composite materials (PCCMs) due to their inherent flexibility and thermal properties. Through comprehensive theoretical analysis, numerical simulations, and experimental validation, we successfully optimized the design of a WTEC.
Authors
- Wei Cao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5131-0728)
- Sijia Yan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3957-0495)
- Xiaolong Sun (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0459-3910)
- Wenjie Zhou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8055-1520)
- Zheng Zhu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5233-8220)
- Ziyu Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9718-1263)
- Yue Hou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1040-8363)
- Qianfeng Ding
- Zhanglong Xia (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-1501-1071)
Institutions
- Wuhan University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Materials
- Published
- 2025-03-31
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3390/ma18071576
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Advanced Thermoelectric Materials and Devices
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.07