Thermoelectric microconverter for energy harvesting systems

IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 861-867

  Carmo, João Paulo ^a   Goncalves, Luis Miguel ^a   Correia, José Higino ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINHO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Energy harvesting; Microgeneration; Renewable energy sources; Thermoelectric energy scavenging systems

Indexed keywords

ANTIMONY TELLURIDE; BRAIN ACTIVITY; ELECTRICAL ENERGY; ENERGY HARVESTING SYSTEMS; ENERGY SCAVENGING; FIGURES OF MERITS; MICROGENERATION; MICROWATTS; P-TYPE; POWER CONSUMPTION; POWER FACTORS; PROCESSING ELECTRONICS; RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCE; ROOM TEMPERATURE; TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCES; THERMAL CO-EVAPORATION; THERMOELECTRIC ENERGY;

ANTIMONY; BISMUTH; BRAIN; ELECTRIC POWER FACTOR; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; HARVESTING; POWER ELECTRONICS; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; TELLURIUM COMPOUNDS; THIN FILMS;

ENERGY HARVESTING;

EID: 76849099714     PISSN: 02780046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TIE.2009.2034686     Document Type: Article

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