Solar micro-energy harvesting based on thermoelectric and latent heat effects. Part I: Theoretical analysis

Sensors and Actuators, A: Physical

Volumn 163, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 284-290

  Agbossou, Amen ^a   Zhang, Qi ^a   Sebald, Gael ^b   Guyomar, Daniel ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE SAVOIE   (France)

^b University de Lyon   (France)

Author keywords

Energy harvesting; Numerical analysis; Phase change material; Solar energy; Thermoelectric generator

Indexed keywords

ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; ENERGY HARVESTING; HEAT STORAGE; LATENT HEAT; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; NUMERICAL METHODS; PHASE CHANGE MATERIALS; SOLAR ENERGY; WIND;

MICRO ENERGY; STORAGE FUNCTION; TEMPERATURE VARIATION; THERMO-ELECTRIC GENERATORS; WIND SPEED;

THERMOELECTRIC EQUIPMENT;

EID: 77957665575     PISSN: 09244247     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sna.2010.06.027     Document Type: Article

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