Analysis of thermoelectric energy conversion efficiency with linear and nonlinear temperature dependence in material properties

Energy Conversion and Management

Volumn 52, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 3383-3390

  Wee, Daehyun ^a  

^a Ewha Womans University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Differential equations; Energy conversion efficiency; Temperature dependence; Thermoelectrics

Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC EXPRESSIONS; FIRST ORDER; HALF-HEUSLER ALLOYS; JOULE HEAT; LINEAR TEMPERATURE; MATERIAL PROPERTY; NONLINEAR COMPONENTS; NONLINEAR TEMPERATURE; NUMERICAL SOLUTION; POWER OUT PUT; QUALITATIVE BEHAVIOR; SECOND ORDERS; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; THERMOELECTRIC ELEMENT; THERMOELECTRICS; THOMSON EFFECTS;

CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; MATERIALS PROPERTIES; NONLINEAR EQUATIONS; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION; THERMOELECTRICITY;

THERMOELECTRIC ENERGY CONVERSION;

EID: 80052257388     PISSN: 01968904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enconman.2011.07.004     Document Type: Article

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