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熱電発電機のトポロジーの最適化により,最大電力効率を実現します

Jungsoo Lee1,2,3, Seong Eun Yang1, Seungjun Choo1

  • 1Department of Chemical Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), Gyeongsangbuk-do, Republic of Korea.

Nature communications
|February 19, 2026
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この研究は,トポロジー最適化 (TO) と3Dプリントを使用して,効率的な熱電発電機を作成するための新しい設計フレームワークを導入します. 新しい3Dアーキテクチャは,持続可能なエネルギーのための廃棄熱の回収を大幅に促進します.

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