I-Photovoltaics, njengetekhnoloji ethe ngqo yokuguqula ukukhanya kwelanga kube ngumbane, inamandla amakhulu okujongana neengxaki ezihlala zisanda zokusingqongileyo kunye nomnqweno wokunciphisa ukusetyenziswa kwamafutha efosili. Ukuzinza kwe-thermal ye-photovoltaics kuyinkxalabo enkulu xa kuqwalaselwa ukuthengiswa okukhulu phantsi kweemeko apho ukuthotywa kwesixhobo ngokusebenza kweqondo lokushisa eliphezulu kunokwenzeka. Izinto zokutshintsha isigaba (PCMs) zithembisa kakhulu kulawulo lwe-thermal yezixhobo ezinjalo ngenxa yobushushu obuphezulu obufihlakeleyo kunye neempawu zokuhambisa ubushushu. Nangona kunjalo, umngeni omkhulu ekusebenziseni ii-PCM kwi-photovoltaics kukufezekisa ubuninzi bamandla aphezulu ngelixa ugcina ubuninzi bamandla aphezulu, ngokukodwa ngeendlela ezahlukeneyo zesixhobo se-photovoltaic. Kulo msebenzi, iimpawu zokutshintshwa kobushushu obuguquguqukayo be-PCM edibeneyo kunye ne-foam yensimbi edibeneyo ifundwa ngokucwangcisiweyo nge-pore-scale lattice imodeli ye-Boltzmann. Kufunyaniswa ukuba izinga lokunyibilika kwee-PCM ezidibeneyo liyancipha ngokukhawuleza kwi-melting-stage melting, lishiya ummandla we-PCM eqinile ("indawo efileyo") ixesha elide. Ukujongana nalo mbandela, siphakamisa isakhiwo esikhethekileyo, esingaqhelekanga se-PCM edibeneyo ene-porosity eyahlukileyo kwindawo efileyo kunenye indawo. Izinga lokunyibilika, ubuninzi bamandla, kunye noxinaniso lwamandla e-PCM ehlanganisiweyo inokwandiswa kakhulu ngokulungelelanisa i-porosity ye-foam yesinyithi edibeneyo. Umzekelo, kwinani le-Fourier elingu-0.30, ubuninzi bamandla bemeko ene-porosity yendawo efileyo eyi-0.80 yi-6.8% ngaphezulu kunoko kunye ne-porosity yendawo efileyo eyi-0.95. Lo msebenzi ubonelela ngesicwangciso esisebenzayo malunga nokusebenzisa ii-PCM zolawulo lwe-thermal photovoltaics kwaye uvula indlela yokuphucula amandla okugcina amandla e-PCM phantsi kweemeko ezahlukeneyo zokusebenza.