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Electrical treeing: A phase-field model
Electrical treeing is a commonly observed phenomenon associated with dielectric breakdown in solid dielectrics. In this work, a phase-field model is developed to study the initiation and propagation of electrical trees in two different geometries: a parallel capacitor and a cylindrical capacitor. The model utilizes a continuous field of damage
Storage Model
The storage S can be an expression involving results from a solid-deformation equation or an expression involving temperatures and concentrations from other analyses. The Darcy''s Law interface implements Equation 4-5 using the Storage Model node, which explicitly includes an option to define S as the linearized storage (SI unit: 1/Pa) using the
Air-Cooled Battery Energy Storage System
Application ID: 121131. Tutorial model of an air-cooled battery energy storage system (BESS). The model includes conjugate heat transfer with turbulent flow, fan curves, internal screens, and grilles. It features several interesting aspects:
Simulation of Thermal Breakdown in a Multi-Layered
The frequency of thermal breakdown increases significantly when stacking multiple layers of dielectric elastomers. In this work the COMSOL Multiphysics® software is used to obtain a better understanding of
Modeling Thin Dielectric Films in Optics | COMSOL
May 6, 2015. Thin dielectric films are versatile tools for controlling the propagation of light. They can be used, for example, as antireflective coatings to reduce the amount of stray light in a system. They can also
Modeling and Simulation of High Permittivity Core-Shell
The dielectric properties of ferroelectric PVDF polymer embedded core-shell (Al-Al2o3) nanoparticle is simulated using COMSOL Multiphysics® software. Significant increase in
Dynamic Modeling of Phase Change Materials for Thermal Energy Storage Applications
Dynamic Modeling of Phase Change Materials for Thermal Energy Storage Applications. L. Torres Sevilla [1] [1]University of Portsmouth, United Kingdom. Published in 2019. This paper assesses the capability and sensitivity of COMSOL Multiphysics ® to evaluate phase-changing material suitability for Thermal Energy Storage.
Nanocomposites with enhanced dielectric permittivity and breakdown strength
We can summarize that the dielectric permittivity (ε) and breakdown electric field (E B) are two major factors that determine the energy storage density of dielectric materials. Polymer-ceramic nanocomposites show superior advantages to all other candidates, since that polymers are known for their high breakdown strength,
Electrostatic model of dielectric elastomer generator based on
In order to investigate the distribution of Maxwell stress in dielectric elastomer material under electric field, the electrostatic model of dielectric elastomer
Grain-size-dependent dielectric properties in nanograin ferroelectrics
Grain-size-dependent dielectric properties in nanograin ferroelectrics. Ziming Cai [1], Xiaohui Wang [1], [1] Tsinghua University, Beijing, China. 2018. A series of ferroelectric ceramic models with grain and grain-boundary structures of different sizes are established via Voronoi tessellations. The relation between the electric
Physics-based Computational Method Predicting the Dielectric
The dielectric properties of polymer nanocomposites (PNCs) are crucial in designing electronic packaging, energy storage capacitors, electromagnetic shielding, and biomedical sensors and actuators. The conventional mixing rules-based methods such as the Kerner model, Maxwell–Garnett (MG) model, Maxwell–Wagner-Sillars (MWS)
Improved dielectric breakdown strength and energy storage
Dielectric materials with excellent energy storage properties are the key to obtain advanced pulse dielectric capacitors. Energy storage thin film usually exhibits
Battery Design: From Cells to Energy Storage
The COMSOL Multiphysics ® software and its add-on Battery Design Module provide user-friendly yet powerful and versatile capabilities for describing batteries and electrochemical cells. The software also features multiphysics capabilities for coupling the electrochemistry within a battery with structural stress effects due to intercalation, heat generation, heat
Investigating the dielectric properties of barium titanate
Barium titanate (BTO) is a ferroelectric perovskite material used in energy storage applications because of its high dielectric constant. A previous study showed that the dielectric constant for BTO nanoparticles drastically increases to over 15,000 at a particle size of 70 nm. This result is highly contested, but its implications to energy
Modeling of dielectric elastomers: Design of actuators and energy
Dielectric elastomers, or soft dielectrics, are rubbery materials that undergo large elastic deformations in response to an applied electric field (cf. e.g. Pelrine et al., 1998, Zhang et al., 1998, Plante and Dubowsky, 2006, Hossain et al., 2012, Tagarielli et al., 2012 ). These materials were first reported by Pelrine and coworkers ( Pelrine
Modeling Dispersion in an Electric Currents Model
Including dispersion in an Electric Currents model requires only a few steps. First, a Current Conservation domain feature has to be added and applied to the relevant domains. Within that feature, the Material Type has to be set to Solid. This can still be used to model a fluid, under the assumption that the fluid is not deforming.
Simulation of a Non-Thermal Plasma Reactor with Dielectric Barrier Discharge for CO2 Conversion
In this work, a non-thermal plasma with a dielectric barrier discharge (DBD) for CO2 conversion with argon (Ar) as the diluent gas is studied with COMSOL Multiphysics®. This study is coupled with previous contributions tackling thermodynamic and fluid-dynamic behaviors in the reactor (of pure compounds/mixtures), as well as experimental results.
Effective Medium Theory of Nanodielectrics for
In this work, we present the effective properties of nanodielectrics with gold (Au) nanoparticles embedded in polymer (Polyvinyl Pyrrolidone (PVP)) matrix, calculated by using finite element method (FEM) based
MPH-File for a Packed Bed Thermal Energy Storage System
Application ID: 101751. 1D model of a thermal energy storage (TES) system consisting of a packed bed of pellets. Three approaches for heat transfer in porous media are compared: A one-equation local thermal equilibrium (LTE) model. A two-equations local thermal nonequilibrium (LTNE) model. A multiscale hybrid two-equations LTNE model.
Modeling Capacitive Discharge
Modeling Approach. Discharge modeling involves two steps: first, setting up an electrostatics model that computes the electric fields around a charged capacitor and then using those fields as initial conditions in a transient electromagnetic model. You can follow along using the MPH-file attached to this article.
Effective Medium Theory of Nanodielectrics for Embedded Energy Storage Capacitors
Mater. Sci., Vol. 31, No. 3, June 2008, pp. 473–477. Traditional ceramic capacitors cannot be used as embedded capacitors because of poor volumetric efficiency. Ceramic based dielectric material makes it hard to manufacture (reproducibility, stability and cost) and shows limited flexibility due to high ceramic loading.
Electrical tree modelling in dielectric polymers using a phase-field regularized cohesive zone model
Modeling the dielectric breakdown strength and energy storage density of graphite-polymer composites with dielectric damage process Materials and Design, 189 ( 2020 ), 10.1016/j.matdes.2020.108531
Modeling of polyvinylidene fluoride nanocomposite utilizing BaTiO3@SiO2 for energy storage
The nanocomposite modeling can be obtained using COMSOL Multiphysics 5.5, a finite element method-based simulation software. Effect of BaTiO 3 nanowire distribution on the dielectric and energy storage performance of double-layer PVDF-based, 125
Laminated structure-induced high dielectric strength and energy storage density in dielectric
A schematic diagram of the dielectric composite with laminated structure is shown in Fig. 1 with the width and height of 50l and 100l.The dielectric permittivity and thickness of two adjacent layers are denoted as ε 1, d 1 (the first layer) and ε 2, d 2 (the second layer). (the second layer).
Modeling Losses in the Frequency Domain
The frequency domain equations model dielectric losses with the complex permittivity, which is expressed as. where ε'' is the real part of εr, and all losses (dielectric and conduction losses) are given by ε''''. The dielectric loss model can also single out the losses from finite conductivity (so that ε'''' only represents dielectric losses
Physics-based Computational Method Predicting the Dielectric
A computational model was developed to estimate the dielectric permittivity and the dielectric loss of PNCs using COMSOL multi-physics. Experimental data from previously published references confirmed the validity of the finite element analysis (FEA) based model.
Modeling and Simulation of High Permittivity Core-shell Ferroelectric Po for Enlymers ergy Storage Solutions
Modeling and Simulation of High Permittivity Core-shell Ferroelectric Po for Enlymers ergy Storage Solutions Rakesh Mekala1, Nacer Badi*1,2 1Center for Advanced Materials, University of Houston, Houston, TX77204-5004 2Department of Physics, University of Houston, Houston, TX77204-5005
Modeling Thin Dielectric Films in Optics | COMSOL Blog
May 6, 2015. Thin dielectric films are versatile tools for controlling the propagation of light. They can be used, for example, as anti-reflective coatings to reduce the amount of stray light in a system. They can also be used as low-loss reflectors or as filters to selectively transmit certain frequencies of radiation.
Effective Medium Theory of Nanodielectrics for
EMTs of Maxwell-Garnett, Bruggeman and Looyenga models are employed to calculate the effective permittivity of the composite and results are compared for 2D and 3D models. Nanodielectrics with metal fillers
Modeling and Simulation of Artificial Core-Shell Based Nanodielectrics for Electrostatic Capacitors Applications
1. Introduction. Extensive interest is being directed to the research on innovative nanodielectric materials because of their promising applications in energy storage
Polymer/molecular semiconductor all-organic composites for high-temperature dielectric energy storage
Dielectric polymers are widely used in electrostatic energy storage but suffer from low energy density and efficiency at elevated temperatures. Here, the authors show that all-organic
Effective Medium Theory of Nanodielectrics for Embedded Energy Storage Capacitors
Polyvinyl Pyrrolidone (PVP) is method (FEM) based simulation in COMSOL suitable for polymer matrix because it is readily Multiphysics software. Drude model is used to soluble in water and many other organic solvents calculate size dependent complex dielectric like Ethanol. function of Au.
Packed Bed Latent Heat Storage
Packed Bed Latent Heat Storage. Application ID: 76181. Thermal energy storage units are used to accumulate thermal energy from solar, geothermal, or waste heat sources. The simplest units are built from water tanks, often found in households, where the solar energy is stored as sensible heat. The thermal capacity of these tanks can be further
Simulation of Thermal Breakdown in a Multi-Layered Stack of Dielectric Elastomers
In this work the COMSOL Multiphysics® software is used to obtain a better understanding of thermal breakdown in a cylindrical stack of multiple dielectric elastomers. A 2D axisymmetric model is set up in COMSOL Multiphysics® by using the "Solid Mechanics" module, "Electrostatics" module, and the "Electromechanical Forces
Heat Transfer Module
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Modeling and Simulation of High Permittivity Core-shell
1. Introduction. neration of capacitors are primarily credited to the innovation and engineering of new dielectric materials. High electrical permittivity (K) materials have
Effective Medium Theory of Nanodielectrics for Embedded Energy Storage Capacitors
Asymmetric Bruggeman model (10) and Looyenga model In COMSOL Multiphysics, electrostatics - in (11) Where εeff is the effective dielectric constant of the medium, f is the volume fraction of the filler, εi is dielectric constant of the Au filler, εh is
Enhancing dielectric permittivity for energy-storage devices through tricritical phenomenon
Further phenomenological Landau modeling suggests that large dielectric permittivity and energy density can be ascribed to the Dielectric response and energy storage efficiency of low content
