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    Hollowed and Perforated Fins in Latent Heat Storage Units for High-Temperature Hybrid Thermal Energy Storage Applications
    (Pergamon-elsevier Science Ltd, 2025) Demirkiran, Ismail Gurkan; Niedermeier, Klarissa; Cetkin, Erdal
    High-temperature thermal energy storage (TES) is essential for next-generation concentrated solar power (CSP) plants in order to ensure continuous energy supply. Hybridization of latent heat storage (LHS) and sensible heat storage (SHS) enhances energy density, thermal stability, and efficiency by leveraging the high storage capacity of phase change materials (PCMs) while reducing thermal ratcheting for sensible storage. This study focuses on a numerical analysis of a shell-and-tube LHS using sodium as heat transfer fluid (HTF). It examines the impact of hollowed and perforated fins to enhance effective heat exchange. Simulations were conducted in a 3D solution domain using ANSYS Fluent. The results show that fin removal rate and hole placement are crucial design factors. A 20% perforation rate in the Perforated fin-Middle(full) configuration maintains high heat transfer efficiency, reduces material costs, and increases PCM storage. In comparison to molten salts as HTFs, liquid metals exhibit effectively lower HTF outlet temperatures, which is vital for LHS-SHS integration. These findings provide valuable insights for optimizing high-temperature TES units in large-scale CSP applications.
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    Citation - WoS: 1
    Citation - Scopus: 2
    Investigation of the Effects of Various Parameters on Wireless Power Transfer Efficiency
    (Elsevier Gmbh, 2025) Yilmaz, Mert; Cetkin, Erdal; Akca, Hakan
    Electric vehicles have dominated the automotive market, especially in recent years. However, the charging problem that stresses drivers continues. Although conductive charging is an established technology, it still needs to meet user expectations fully. On the other hand, wireless charging technology attracts users' attention with dynamic charging features. Although this technology improves daily, efficiency is not at the desired level. In this study, a wireless power transfer system was designed for electric vehicles, and the factors affecting the charging efficiency were investigated. This system consists of an inverter, a compensation system, and a load. The efficiency of the system according to cable type, air gap, cooling, and pulse-width modulation parameters was observed through 40 experiments, each lasting 20 min. In addition to efficiency, the frequency behavior was also investigated. Experimental results were compared with models designed in MATLAB and ANSYS software. The average errors between the experimental and simulation results are 1.75, 2.03, 1.85, 1.58, and 2.00% for air gaps of 19-20, 55-56, 91-92, 127-128, and 145-146 mm, respectively. Power was transferred wirelessly with a minimum efficiency of 59.25% at a 145 mm air gap and a maximum efficiency of 85.74% at a 56 mm air gap in 300 W tests.
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    Citation - WoS: 5
    Citation - Scopus: 5
    An Experimental and Comparative Study on Passive and Active Pcm Cooling of a Battery With/Out Copper Mesh and Investigation of Pcm Mixtures
    (Elsevier, 2024) Samancioglu, Umut Ege; Gocmen, Sinan; Madani, Seyed Saeed; Ziebert, Carlos; Nuno, Fernando; Huang, Jack; Cetkin, Erdal
    The carbon emission contribution to global warming accelerated both research on and transition to electric vehicles (EVs). Drivers demand high power, fast acceleration and less charging times. All these demands require high C rate charging/discharging demands from batteries. The rate of heat generation is exponentially proportional to C rates which decreases battery lifetime and may lead to thermal runaway. However, a battery thermal management system decreases thermal runaway risk and decelerates battery degradation via controlling battery temperature. In this paper, we first document the thermal conductivity enhancement via copper foam into phase change material (PCM) domain to uncover their possible use in EV thermal management applications. Maximum 15.93 times increment is achieved with a specific copper foam. Then, physical properties and behaviors of distinct PCM mixtures are documented. Homogeneity of mixtures is associated with the chemistry of PCMs and the mixture melting point is proportional to the volume weighted average of melting temperatures. The results document that the PCM with relatively lower melting point is beneficial when end of discharge temperatures considered, except for high discharge rate of 2C. Temperature uniformity across the battery increases with relatively higher melting point PCM. Experiments also document that the amount of PCM volume lost via insertion of copper foam yields higher end of discharge temperatures. Overall, both PCM and copper foam enhances temperature homogeneity and their benefit becomes more sensible during drive cycles relative to continuous charge/discharge use cases.