An effective Seebeck coefficient obtained by experimental results of a thermoelectric generator module

Applied Energy

Volumn 88, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 5173-5179

  Hsu, Cheng Ting ^a,b   Huang, Gia Yeh ^a   Chu, Hsu Shen ^b   Yu, Ben ^c   Yao, Da Jeng ^a  

^a NATIONAL TSING HUA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Taiwan)

^c Wise Life Technology Co Ltd   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Contact effect; Seebeck coefficient; TEG module; Temperature dependence; Thermal resistor network; Thermoelectric generator

Indexed keywords

CLAMPING DEVICES; RESISTORS; SEEBECK COEFFICIENT; THERMISTORS; THERMOELECTRICITY;

CONTACT EFFECT; SEEBECK; TEG MODULE; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; THERMAL RESISTOR; THERMOELECTRIC GENERATORS;

THERMOELECTRIC EQUIPMENT;

ELECTRICAL METHOD; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; MEASUREMENT METHOD; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 80052267397     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2011.07.033     Document Type: Article

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