Harvesting wasted heat in a microprocessor using thermoelectric generators: Modeling, analysis and measurement

Proceedings -Design, Automation and Test in Europe, DATE

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 98-103

  Zhou, Yu ^a   Paul, Somnath ^a   Bhunia, Swarup ^a  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AC POWER; ANALYTICAL MODELLING; COOLING CAPACITY; DIE SURFACE; ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS; FIGURE OF MERIT; HARVESTED ENERGY; HIGH POWER DENSITY; HIGH-PERFORMANCE INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; MEASUREMENT RESULTS; NON UNIFORMITIES; PENTIUM III PROCESSOR; PRIMARY POWER SOURCES; RECYCLED ENERGY; SAVING ENERGY; SURFACE TEMPERATURES; TEMPERATURE GRADIENTS;

DIES; DIRECT ENERGY CONVERSION; ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY; ENERGY CONVERSION; HARVESTING; INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING; INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; SOLAR EQUIPMENT; TESTING; THERMOELECTRIC EQUIPMENT; THERMOELECTRICITY;

ENERGY CONSERVATION;

EID: 49749113586     PISSN: 15301591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/DATE.2008.4484669     Document Type: Conference Paper

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