Solar thermolectric generator based on skutterudites

Journal of Power Sources

Volumn 115, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 141-148

  Scherrer, H ^a   Vikhor, L ^b   Lenoir, B ^a   Dauscher, A ^a   Poinas, P ^c  

^a INSTITUT JEAN LAMOUR   (France)

^b Institute of Thermoelectricity   (Ukraine)

^c EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Optimal control theory; Skutterudites; Thermoelectric devices; Thermoelectric energy conversion

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRIC GENERATORS; OPTIMAL CONTROL SYSTEMS; RADIOISOTOPES; SATELLITES; SOLAR CELLS; SOLAR POWER GENERATION; THERMOELECTRIC ENERGY CONVERSION;

SKUTTERUDITES; SOLAR THERMOELECTRIC GENERATORS (STG);

THERMOELECTRIC EQUIPMENT;

EID: 0037468657     PISSN: 03787753     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-7753(02)00597-9     Document Type: Article

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