Pyroelectric energy converter using co-polymer P(VDF-TrFE) and Olsen cycle for waste heat energy harvesting

Applied Thermal Engineering

Volumn 30, Issue 14-15, 2010, Pages 2127-2137

  Nguyen, Hiep ^a   Navid, Ashcon ^a   Pilon, Laurent ^a  

^a University of California   (United States)

Author keywords

Direct energy conversion; Ferroelectric; Olsen cycle; Pyroelectricity; Waste heat harvesting

Indexed keywords

CERAMIC FILM; CHANNEL WIDTHS; CYLINDRICAL CHAMBERS; DEVICE PERFORMANCE; ELECTRICAL POWER; ENERGY CONVERTERS; ENERGY DENSITY; FERROELECTRIC; HEAT INPUT; HEAT SOURCES; HIGH ELECTRIC FIELDS; HIGHER TEMPERATURES; LEAD ZIRCONATE STANNATE TITANATES; MAXIMUM POWER DENSITY; METALLIC ELECTRODES; OLSEN CYCLE; POLY(VINYLIDENE FLUORIDE-TRIFLUOROETHYLENE) [P(VDF-TRFE)]; POWER DENSITIES; PYROELECTRIC EFFECT; STROKE LENGTH; TEMPERATURE OSCILLATIONS; TEMPERATURE SWINGS; WORKING FLUID;

COLD WORKING; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; DIRECT ENERGY CONVERSION; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY HARVESTING; ENERGY TRANSFER; FERROELECTRICITY; HARVESTING; POLYMER FILMS; PYROELECTRICITY; WASTE HEAT;

ENERGY CONVERSION;

EID: 77954851996     PISSN: 13594311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2010.05.022     Document Type: Article

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