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Architecture and Level 2 Variable Power Control Scheme (Case No. 2013-146)

Summary: UCLA researchers in the Department of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering have developed a smart EV charging architecture that dynamically optimizes EV charging loads based on real-time grid capacity and limitations. Background: The rapid increase in electric vehicle (EV) adoption creates a critical need for robust and accessible charging...

Published: 4/7/2026 | Inventor(s): Rajit Gadh, Ching Yen Chung, Chi Cheng Chu, Li Qiu

Keywords(s): Charge Carrier, charge collection, charge collection efficiency, charge extraction, charge sharing, charge summing, charged particle beams, charge-transfer, Electric Current, Electric Vehicle, electric vehicle charging, Electrical, Electrical Impedance, Electrical Load, Energy Harvesting Evaporation, EV battery cooling, grid efficiency, grid energy, Power distribution & grids, Rechargeable Battery, Rechargeable Battery Thermal Conductivity, Smart Grid, supercharger, Surface Charge, vehicle charging

Category(s): Electrical, Energy & Environment, Energy & Environment > Energy Efficiency, Energy & Environment > Energy Generation, Energy & Environment > Energy Storage, Energy & Environment > Energy Transmission

Carbon-Negative Desalination With High-Value Materials Recovery (Case No. 2024-008)

Summary: Researchers led by Dr. Eric Hoek have developed a carbon-negative method to desalinate brine and seawater and extract valuable materials from the source solution. Background: Increased global temperatures and extreme droughts are driving water shortages throughout the world. To address this, water recycling and desalination efforts have...

Published: 3/26/2026 | Inventor(s): Eric Hoek, Sungtaek Ju, Yoram Cohen, David Jassby

Keywords(s): brine, brine concentrate, carbon negative, carbon neutral, carbon sequestration, Desalination Wastewater, Energy & Water, freshwater generation, global carbon utilization, Half-Reaction Electrolysis Of Water Oxygen Evolution, Membrane bioreactor, membrane fouling, membrane scaling, Membranes, mineral harvesting, nanofiltration, renewable fuel, reverse osmosis (RO), Seawater, treatment efficacy, Wastewater treatment, Water Injection (Oil Production), Water Purification, Nanofiltration, Ultrafiltration, water recovery, Water treatment

Category(s): Chemical, Chemical > Chemical Processing & Manufacturing, Energy & Environment, Energy & Environment > Energy Generation, Energy & Environment > Water Monitoring & Treatment, Energy & Environment > Carbon Capture, Energy & Environment > Energy Efficiency, Materials, Materials > Nanotechnology, Materials > Water Treatment, Materials > Membranes

A Selenium Buffer Method for Making Van Der Waals Contact on CDTE Wafers With High Surface Roughness (Case No. 2025-173)

Summary: UCLA researchers in the Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry have developed a novel method for implementation of Van der Waals contact on commercial CdTe wafers for improved photovoltaic and solar panel production. Background: Cadmium Telluride (CdTe) is a common absorber used for thin-film optoelectronics and photovoltaics, including...

Published: 1/28/2026 | Inventor(s): Yu Huang, Xiangfeng Duan, Bangyao Hu

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Category(s): Electrical, Electrical > Electronics & Semiconductors, Electrical > Electronics & Semiconductors > Waferscale Computing, Chemical, Chemical > Chemical Processing & Manufacturing, Chemical > Instrumentation & Analysis, Electrical > Sensors, Energy & Environment, Energy & Environment > Energy Efficiency, Energy & Environment > Energy Generation, Materials, Materials > Semiconducting Materials

Fuel Cell Technology Portfolio

Ultrafine Platinum Catalysts for Hydrogen Fuel Cells (Case No. 2023-026) Ultrafine platinum (Pt)-based catalysts present a promising avenue for achieving exceptional fuel cell activity while minimizing base transition metal content. Decreasing the levels of base metals reduces leaching and associated cation poisoning, thereby ensuring robust fuel...

Published: 6/4/2025 | Inventor(s):

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Category(s): Energy & Environment, Energy & Environment > Energy Efficiency, Energy & Environment > Energy Generation, Energy & Environment > Energy Storage, Energy & Environment > Energy Storage > Fuel Cells

Method and System for Using Quantum Incompressible Fluid to Achieve Fusion from Cavitation (UCLA Case No. 2022-110)

Summary: UCLA researchers in the Department of Physics and Astronomy have developed a novel system and method to achieve thermonuclear fusion in a laboratory scale device. Background: Many energy experts believe that nuclear has a key role to play as a clean, stable, and readily-available source of power, despite a contentious history. Nuclear power...

Published: 7/17/2025 | Inventor(s): Seth Putterman, John Koulakis

Keywords(s): acoustics, cavitation, clean energy, Fermi exclusion, Fermi fluid, fusion, fusion cavitation, incompressible fluid, molten salt, nuclear fusion, quantum incompressible fluid, sonoluminescence, thermal fusion, thermonuclear fusion, zero-carbon emission power

Category(s): Electrical, Electrical > Instrumentation, Materials, Materials > Functional Materials, Energy & Environment > Energy Generation

Discovering Giant Magnetoelastic Effect in a Soft Body for Electricity Generation (Case No. 2021-231)

Summary: UCLA researchers in the Department of Bioengineering have developed an innovative wearable generator that efficiently harnesses energy from biomechanical motion and conforms to human skin. Background: Due to increasing prominence of wearable technology, there is a simultaneous rise in the demand for portable energy systems. Typically,...

Published: 7/17/2025 | Inventor(s): Jun Chen

Keywords(s): Biocompatibility, Biomechanics, Energy Generation & Storage, Energy Generation, Transmission, or Storage, Energy Harvesting, Flexible Electronics

Category(s): Materials > Functional Materials, Energy & Environment > Energy Generation

2014-519 Phase Transformation in Ferroelectric Piezocrystals

Innovation Professor Christopher Lynch and colleagues have developed an efficient energy harvesting apparatus based on a single crystal ferroelectric material to convert external changes in force and temperature to electrical energy. This technology utilizes the phase transitioning behavior of ferroelectric piezocrystals to achieve high energy density....

Published: 7/17/2025 | Inventor(s):

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Category(s): Energy & Environment > Energy Generation

2017-396 Adaptive Any-Fuel Camless Reciprocating Engine

SUMMARY:UCLA researchers in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering have developed an adaptive camless engine that can manage grid stability at the local level and provide a path towards meeting renewable energy goals.BACKGROUND:California has set aggressive renewable energy goals for the power sector which has led to a growth in intermittent...

Published: 7/17/2025 | Inventor(s): Tsu-Chin Tsao, Raymond Spearrin, Peter Sinsheimer

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Category(s): Energy & Environment > Energy Generation