Evaluation of the power-generation capacity of wearable thermoelectric power generator

Frontiers of Energy and Power Engineering in China

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 346-357

  Yang, Yang ^a   Liu, Jing ^a,b  

^a TECHNICAL INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS AND CHEMISTRY   (China)

^b Tsinghua University   (China)

Author keywords

biological heat transfer; power generating capacity; thermal energy harvester; thermoelectric generator

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956884397     PISSN: 16737393     EISSN: 16737504     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11708-010-0112-z     Document Type: Article

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