Improved maximum cooling by optimizing the geometry of thermoelectric leg elements

International Conference on Thermoelectrics, ICT, Proceedings

Volumn 2005, Issue , 2005, Pages 233-236

  Zhang, Yan ^a   Bian, Zhixi ^a   Shakouri, Ali ^a  

^a University of California   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; COOLING; CURRENT DENSITY; DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); ELECTRIC CURRENTS; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION;

CONTACT GEOMETRY; COOLING TEMPERATURE; ELECTROTHERMAL ANALYSIS;

THERMOELECTRICITY;

EID: 33747400576     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ICT.2005.1519930     Document Type: Conference Paper

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