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

Sensors and Actuators, A: Physical

Volumn 163, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 277-283

  Zhang, Qi ^a,b   Agbossou, Amen ^a   Feng, Zhihua ^b   Cosnier, Mathieu ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE SAVOIE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF CHINA   (China)

^c CSTB Center for Building Science and Technology   (France)

Author keywords

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

Indexed keywords

ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; ENERGY HARVESTING; HEAT FLUX; RADIATION EFFECTS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR RADIATION; THERMOELECTRIC EQUIPMENT; WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

EXPERIMENTAL ANALYSIS; EXTERNAL TEMPERATURE; LOADING CONDITION; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; SENSOR AND ACTUATORS; THERMAL LOADINGS; THERMO-ELECTRIC GENERATORS; WIRELESS APPLICATION;

PHASE CHANGE MATERIALS;

EID: 77957687673     PISSN: 09244247     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sna.2010.06.026     Document Type: Article

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