Graded and stacked thermoelectric generators - Numerical description and maximisation of output power

Materials Science and Engineering B

Volumn 56 B56, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 60-68

  Helmers, L ^a   Muller E ^a   Schilz, J ^a   Kaysser, W A ^a  

^a GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

Author keywords

Finite element algorithim; Power output; Thermoelectric generators

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; ITERATIVE METHODS; OPTIMIZATION; THERMAL EFFECTS; THERMOANALYSIS; THERMOELECTRIC EQUIPMENT;

THERMOELECTRIC GENERATORS;

ELECTRIC GENERATORS;

EID: 0002707174     PISSN: 09215107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0921-5107(98)00211-6     Document Type: Article

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