Effect of linear and non-linear components in the temperature dependences of thermoelectric properties on the energy conversion efficiency

Energy Conversion and Management

Volumn 50, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1968-1975

  Yamashita, Osamu ^a  

^a Materials Science Co Ltd   (Japan)

Author keywords

Energy conversion efficiency; Non linear temperature dependence of thermoelectric properties; Thermal rate equations

Indexed keywords

ELECTRICAL RESISTIVITY; HALF-HEUSLER COMPOUND; NON-LINEAR; NON-LINEAR TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE OF THERMOELECTRIC PROPERTIES; NON-LINEARITY; QUADRATIC FUNCTION; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; THEORETICAL EXPRESSION; THERMAL RATE EQUATIONS; THERMOELECTRIC MATERIAL; THERMOELECTRIC PROPERTIES;

CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; ENERGY CONVERSION; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION; THERMOELECTRIC EQUIPMENT; THERMOELECTRICITY;

THERMOELECTRIC ENERGY CONVERSION;

EID: 67349249695     PISSN: 01968904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enconman.2009.04.019     Document Type: Article

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