Thermoelectric generator placed on the human body: System modeling and energy conversion improvements

EPJ Applied Physics

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2010, Pages

  Lossec, M ^a   Multon, B ^a   Ben Ahmed, H ^a   Goupil, C ^b  

^a Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique   (France)

^b LABORATOIRE CRISMAT   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMBIENT AIR; ANALYSIS OF VARIOUS; CAPTURE SYSTEM; ELECTRIC POWER; FIGURE OF MERIT; HEAT SOURCES; HUMAN BODIES; MAXIMUM POWER POINT; OUTPUT VOLTAGES; PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS; SUB-OPTIMIZATION; SYSTEM MODELING; THERMAL COUPLING; THERMOELECTRIC GENERATORS; THERMOELECTRIC MATERIAL; VERY LOW TEMPERATURES;

CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; DC-DC CONVERTERS; ELECTROMOTIVE FORCE; ENERGY CONVERSION; HVDC POWER TRANSMISSION; OPTIMIZATION; PRODUCTIVITY; THERMOELECTRIC ENERGY CONVERSION; THERMOELECTRIC EQUIPMENT; THERMOELECTRICITY;

ELECTRIC GENERATORS;

EID: 77956944031     PISSN: 12860042     EISSN: 12860050     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/epjap/2010121     Document Type: Article

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