Energy conversion efficiency of a welded Cu/Bi-Te/Cu composite under periodically alternating temperature gradients

Applied Energy

Volumn 86, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 273-283

  Yamashita, Osamu ^a   Odahara, Hirotaka ^b   Ochi, Takahiro ^c  

^a Materials Science Co Ltd   (Japan)

^b Advanced Materials Co Ltd   (Japan)

^c EHIME UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Alternating temperature gradient; Thermoelectric composite; Thermoelectric energy conversion efficiency; Thermoelectric generator

Indexed keywords

ENERGY EFFICIENCY; TEMPERATURE; THERMAL GRADIENTS; THERMOELECTRIC ENERGY CONVERSION; THERMOELECTRIC EQUIPMENT;

ALTERNATING TEMPERATURE GRADIENT; EXTERNAL RESISTANCE; INVERSE PROPORTIONS; P AND N TYPES; PELTIER MODULE; THEORETICAL EXPRESSION; THERMOELECTRIC COMPOSITE; THERMOELECTRIC GENERATORS;

CONVERSION EFFICIENCY;

BISMUTH; COMPOSITE; COPPER; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; POWER GENERATION; TELLURIUM; TEMPERATURE GRADIENT;

EID: 56949098669     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2008.04.014     Document Type: Article

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