Electrical, thermal, and mechanical characterization of novel segmented-leg thermoelectric modules

Journal of Electronic Materials

Volumn 40, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 2051-2062

  D'Angelo, Jonathan ^a   Case, Eldon D ^a   Matchanov, Nuraddin ^a,b   Wu, Chun I ^a   Hogan, Timothy P ^a   Barnard, James ^c   Cauchy, Charles ^c   Hendricks, Terry ^d   Kanatzidis, Mercouri G ^e  

^a Michigan State University   (United States)

^b S YU YUNUSOV INSTITUTE OF THE CHEMISTRY OF PLANT SUBSTANCES   (Uzbekistan)

^c Tellurex Corporation   (United States)

^d PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^e NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

efficiency measurements; power generation; segmented leg; Thermoelectric generator; waste heat recovery

Indexed keywords

EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT; INFRARED IMAGES; MEASUREMENT RESULTS; MEASUREMENT SYSTEM; MECHANICAL CHARACTERIZATIONS; NON-UNIFORMITIES; P-TYPE; SEGMENTED LEG; THERMOELECTRIC GENERATORS; THERMOELECTRIC MODULES; WASTE-HEAT RECOVERY;

EQUIVALENT CIRCUITS; INFRARED IMAGING; LEAD; MEASUREMENTS; POWER GENERATION; THERMOELECTRIC EQUIPMENT; THERMOELECTRIC POWER; TIN; WASTE HEAT; WASTE HEAT UTILIZATION;

THERMOELECTRICITY;

EID: 80052964504     PISSN: 03615235     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11664-011-1717-7     Document Type: Article

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