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US0094.93695B2 (12) United States Patent (10) Patent No.: US 9,493,695 B2 Ram et al. (45) Date of Patent: Nov. 15, 2016 (54) METHOD OF ENCAPSULATING A PHASE 5,945,217 A * 8/1999 Hanrahan ..................... 428,389 CHANGE MATERAL WITH A METAL 6,147,337 A * 1 1/2000 Besser .......................... 219,730 6,197.415 B1 3/2001 Holman OXDE 7,896,953 B1* 3/2011 Goswami et al. .............. 95,139 2002/0105108 A1* 8, 2002 Hartmann et al. ... 264,140 (71) Applicants: Manoj Kumar Ram, Palm Harbor, FL 2003/0224186 A1* 12/2003 Feng et al.......... ... 428.447 (US); Chand K. Jotshi, Gainesville, FL 2004/0251 122 A1* 12/2004 Goswami .... ... 204,157.3 2006, O254762 A1* 11, 2006 Tao et al. .... 165,177 (US); Elias K. Stefanakos, Tampa, FL 2007/0202289 A1 8/2007 Kranz et al. .................... 428/43 (US); Dharendra Yogi Goswami, 2008, OOO8858 A1 1/2008 Hong et al. Tampa, FL (US) 2008/023O2O3 A1* 9/2008 Christ et al. .................... 165/10 2009, 0229749 A1* 9, 2009 Teel ............... ... 156,310 (72) Inventors: Manoj Kumar Ram, Palm Harbor, FL 2009/0294094 A1* 12/2009 Suzuki et al. .................. 165/10 (US); Chand K. Jotshi, Gainesville, FL 2011 0008536 A1 1/2011. Oh ..................... 427,213.31 2013/0105106 A1* 5, 2013 Goswami et al. .............. 165/10 (US); Elias K. Stefanakos, Tampa, FL 2013/0192792 A1* 8, 2013 Krakow et al. ................. 165/10 (US); Dharendra Yogi Goswami, 2014/O197355 A1 7, 2014 Ram et al. ...................... 252/75 Tampa, FL (US) FOREIGN PATENT DOCUMENTS (73) Assignee: University of South Florida, Tampa, FL (US) CA 2423123 A1 * 3, 2002 CA 2785256 A1 * 7, 2011 (*) Notice: Subject to any disclaimer, the term of this WO WO O224992 A1 * 3, 2002 patent is extended or adjusted under 35 U.S.C. 154(b) by 117 days. OTHER PUBLICATIONS (21) Appl. 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Reza Asdjodi C09K 5/06 (2006.01) (74) Attorney, Agent, or Firm — Robert J. Varkonyi; C08G 73/10 (2006.01) Smith & Hopen, P.A. COSL 79/08 (2006.01) CSK 3/08 (2006.01) CSK 3/10 (2006.01) (57) ABSTRACT C08K 3/16 (2006.01) COSR 3/28 (2006.01) Storage systems based on latent heat storage have high (52) U.S. Cl. energy storage density, which reduces the footprint of the CPC ........... C09K5/063 (2013.01); C08G 73/1035 system and the cost. However, phase change materials (2013.01); C08K 3/08 (2013.01); C08K 3/10 (PCMs), such as NaNO, NaCl, KNO, have very low (2013.01); C08K 3/16 (2013.01); C08L 79/08 thermal conductivities. To enhave the storage of PCMs. (2013.01); C08K 3/28 (2013.01); C08K macroencapsulation of PCMS was performed using a metal 2003/0862 (2013.01) oxide. Such as SiO2 or a graphene-SiO2, over polyimide (58) Field of Classification Search coated or nickel-embedded, polyimide-coated pellets The CPC ...................................................... 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