Toplotni kontrolni elementi

Fluidno toplotno stikalo

Kratek opis

Toplotni kontrolni elementi mogočajo nadzorovanje toplotnega toka, rektifikacijo toplote in gradnjo toplotnih tokokrogov.
Implementirajo se na področjih senzorjev, lab-on-chip napravah, v mikrofluidiki, v napravah za pretvorbo energije, itd.

Obseg našega dela

Implementacija toplotnih stikal v kaloričnih napravah
Numerična in parametrična analiza makroskopskih toplotnih diod

Toplotna stikala, toplotne diode, toplotni regulatorji

Predvsem v elektroniki se pojavljajo težave zaradi nezmožnosti odvoda toplote z elektronskih komponent preko konvencionalnih načinov (z razširjenimi površinami in vsiljeno konvekcijo). Toplotni kontrolni elementi ponujajo popolnoma nove dimenzije nadzorovanja toplotnega toka v različnih aplikacijah. Najbolj pomembni elementi (ki so analogni električnim elementom), so toplotno stikalo, toplotna dioda, toplotni reulator, toplotni tranzistor. V analogiji z električnimi tokokrogi, lahko z njimi gradimo toplotne tokokroge.

Toplotni kontrolni elementi se trenutno uporabljajo npr. v napravah za pretvorbo energije, v senzorjih, v mikrofluidiki in v lab-on-chip napravah.

Kontakt

Strokovnjaki na področju

prof. dr. Andrej Kitanovski

dr. Urban Tomc

dr. Katja Klinar

dr. Nada Petelin

Katja Vozel

Novice

10 februarja, 2026

Publikacije
- KITANOVSKI, Andrej, EGOLF, Peter W. Innovative ideas for future research on magnetocaloric technologies. International journal of refrigeration, ISSN 0140-7007. [Print ed.], 2010, vol. 33, no. 3, str. 449-464, doi: 10.1016/j.ijrefrig.2009.11.005.
- TOMC, Urban, TUŠEK, Jaka, KITANOVSKI, Andrej, POREDOŠ, Alojz. A new magnetocaloric refrigeration principle with solid-state thermoelectric thermal diodes. Applied thermal engineering, ISSN 1359-4311. [Print ed.], 2013, vol. 58, iss. 1/2, str. 1-10, ilustr., doi: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2013.03.063
- TOMC, Urban, TUŠEK, Jaka, KITANOVSKI, Andrej, POREDOŠ, Alojz. A numerical comparison of a parallel-plate AMR and a magnetocaloric device with embodied micro thermoelectric thermal diodes. International journal of refrigeration, ISSN 0140-7007. [Print ed.], 2014, vol. 37, pp. 185-193, doi: 10.1016/j.ijrefrig.2013.07.003
- KLINAR, Katja, KITANOVSKI, Andrej. Thermal control elements for caloric energy conversion. Renewable & sustainable energy reviews : an international journal, ISSN 1364-0321. [Print ed.], 2020, vol. , nr. , str. 1-17, ilustr. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1364032119307798?via%3Dihub#undfig1, doi: 10.1016/j.rser.2019.109571
- KLINAR, Katja, MUÑOZ ROJO, Miguel, KUTNJAK, Zdravko, KITANOVSKI, Andrej. Toward a solid-state thermal diode for room-temperature magnetocaloric energy conversion. Journal of applied physics. 2020, vol. 127, no. 23, str. 234101-1-234101-10. ISSN 0021-8979. Repozitorij Univerze v Ljubljani – RUL, DOI: 1063/5.0006120. [COBISS.SI-ID 19703299]
- SWOBODA, Timm, KLINAR, Katja, KITANOVSKI, Andrej, YALAMARTHY, Ananth Saran, MUÑOZ ROJO, Miguel. Solid-state thermal control devices. Advanced electronic materials. Mar. 2021, vol. 7, iss. 3, f. 1-28, ilustr. ISSN 2199-160X. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/aelm.202000625, Repozitorij Univerze v Ljubljani – RUL, DOI: 1002/aelm.202000625. [COBISS.SI-ID 47223811]
- KLINAR, Katja. The application of thermal switches and thermal diodes in a system with cyclical temperature change : dissertation. Ljubljana: [K. Klinar], 2022. XXXII, 195 str., ilustr. Repozitorij Univerze v Ljubljani – RUL, Digitalna knjižnica Slovenije – dLib.si. [COBISS.SI-ID 130116355]
- PETELIN, Nada, VOZEL, Katja, KLINAR, Katja, ŠADL, Matej, URŠIČ NEMEVŠEK, Hana, MALIČ, Barbara, KALIN, Mitjan, KITANOVSKI, Andrej. Thermal switch capacitor in a magnetocaloric device. V: 2023 MRS Spring Meeting & Exhibition : April 10-14, 2023, San Francisco, California, virtual. [Warrendale (PA): Materials Research Society, 2023]. Str. 1. https://www.mrs.org/meetings-events/presentation/2023_mrs_spring_meeting/3837162-202304120830. [COBISS.SI-ID 151404291]
- VOZEL, Katja, KLINAR, Katja, PETELIN, Nada, KITANOVSKI, Andrej. TCCbuilder : an open-source tool for the analysis of thermal switches, thermal diodes, thermal regulators, and thermal control circuits. iScience. [Online ed.]. 2024, vol. 27, iss. 12, [art.] 111263, str. 1-15, ilustr. ISSN 2589-0042. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S258900422402488X, Repozitorij Univerze v Ljubljani – RUL, DOI: 1016/j.isci.2024.111263. [COBISS.SI-ID 213537795]
Aktivnosti
- Caloric technologies : thermal switches and thermal diode (Nanoscale and microscale heat transfer VI, Eurotherm seminar No 111, 2-7 December 2018, Levi, Lapland, Finland)
- (Micro) Fluidic thermal switches : a review of the principles for caloric technologies (ICR 2019 : refrigeration science and technology proceedings, 25th IIR International Congress of Refrigeration, August 24-30, 2019, Montreal, Canada)
- KITANOVSKI, Andrej. Thermal control elements for caloric technologies : 2020 virtual MRS Spring/Fall Meeting & Exhibit, November 27 – December 4, 2020
- SWOBODA, Timm, KLINAR, Katja, KITANOVSKI, Andrej, MUÑOZ ROJO, Miguel. High asymmetric heat transport in multilayer phase change materials. V: 2021 Virtual MRS Spring Meeting & Exhibit : April 17-23, 2021. [Warrendale (PA)]: Materials Research Society. 2021, str. [629-630]. https://www.mrs.org/docs/default-source/meetings-events/spring-meetings/2021/abstract-book.pdf?sfvrsn=66f9da0c_2
- KITANOVSKI, Andrej, KLINAR, Katja, VOZEL, Katja, PETELIN, Nada. Thermal management in caloric devices. V: 2023 MRS Spring Meeting & Exhibition : April 10-14, 2023, San Francisco, California, virtual. [Warrendale (PA): Materials Research Society, 2023]. Str. 1. https://www.mrs.org/meetings-events/presentation/2023_mrs_spring_meeting/3836234-202304110230.
- KLINAR, Katja, VOZEL, Katja, KITANOVSKI, Andrej. TCCbuilder : an open-source tool for the design and evaluation of thermal circuits in calorics and other applications. V: 2023 MRS Spring Meeting & Exhibition : April 10-14, 2023, San Francisco, California, virtual. [Warrendale (PA): Materials Research Society, 2023]. Str. 1. https://www.mrs.org/meetings-events/spring-meetings-exhibits/2023-mrs-spring-meeting/call-for-papers/presentations/detail/2023_mrs_spring_meeting/3830242-202304130345
- PETELIN, Nada, VOZEL, Katja, KLINAR, Katja, ŠADL, Matej, URŠIČ NEMEVŠEK, Hana, MALIČ, Barbara, KALIN, Mitjan, KITANOVSKI, Andrej. Thermal switch capacitor in a magnetocaloric device. V: 2023 MRS Spring Meeting & Exhibition : April 10-14, 2023, San Francisco, California, virtual. [Warrendale (PA): Materials Research Society, 2023]
- KLINAR, Katja, VOZEL, Katja, KITANOVSKI, Andrej. Riding the thermal wave : a review of materials for thermal switches. V: ŠARLER, Božidar (ur.), VANOLI, Laura (ur.), DOBRAVEC, Tadej (ur.). Eurotherm 2024 : book of abstracts : 9th European Thermal Sciences Conference : 10-13 June 2024, Bled, Slovenia. Ljubljana: Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, 2024. Str. 163. ISBN 978-961-7187-08-3. https://eurotherm2024.si/images/Book_of_abstracts.pdf. [COBISS.SI-ID 199052291]
- VOZEL, Katja, KLINAR, Katja, PETELIN, Nada, KITANOVSKI, Andrej. Thermal control circuit modelling with TCCbuilder. V: ŠARLER, Božidar (ur.), VANOLI, Laura (ur.), DOBRAVEC, Tadej (ur.). Eurotherm 2024 : 9th European Thermal Sciences Conference, 10/06/2024 – 13/06/2024, Lake Bled, Slovenia. [S. l.]: IOP publishing, 2024. Vol. 2766, [article no.] 012203, str. 1-6, ilustr. Journal of physics. Conference series (Online), vol. 2766. ISSN 1742-6596. https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1742-6596/2766/1/012203, Repozitorij Univerze v Ljubljani – RUL, DOI: 10.1088/1742-6596/2766/1/012203. [COBISS.SI-ID 198749699]
- 106. KLINAR, Katja, KITANOVSKI, Andrej. Thermal control devices and thermal circuits. V: ŠARLER, Božidar (ur.), VANOLI, Laura (ur.), DOBRAVEC, Tadej (ur.). Eurotherm 2024 : 9th European Thermal Sciences Conference, 10/06/2024 – 13/06/2024, Lake Bled, Slovenia. [S. l.]: IOP publishing, 2024. Vol. 2766, [article no.] 012210, str. 1-6, ilustr. Journal of physics. Conference series (Online), vol. 2766. ISSN 1742-6596. https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1742-6596/2766/1/012210, Repozitorij Univerze v Ljubljani – RUL, DOI: 10.1088/1742-6596/2766/1/012210. [COBISS.SI-ID 199050499]
- KLINAR, Katja, VOZEL, Katja, KITANOVSKI, Andrej. Navigating the heat maze: a showcase tutorial of TCCbuilder software. V: Proceedings : 10th IIR Conference on Caloric Cooling and Applications of Caloric Materials, Baotou, China August 21-24, 2024. 10th IIR Conference on Caloric Cooling and Applications of Caloric Materials, Baotou, China August 21-24, 2024. Beijing: Chinese Association of Refrigeration; Paris: International Institute of Refrigeration, 2024. Str. 9-13, ilustr. Science et technique du froid. ISBN 978-2-36215-063-0. ISSN 0151-1637. DOI: 10.18462/iir.thermag.2024.0002. [COBISS.SI-ID 209184259]
Projekti
- Digital microfluidics in magnetocaloric cooling 2018-2020 (dr. Urban Tomc)
- Katja Klinar, PhD project
- Nada Petelin, PhD project
- Katja Vozel, PhD project
- TCCbuilder 2022-2024
- CoolBatman
- DIODIFY

Toplotni kontrolni elementi

Toplotni kontrolni elementi

Kratek opis

Obseg našega dela

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