Characterization of a thermoelectric generator at low temperatures

Energy Conversion and Management

Volumn 62, Issue , 2012, Pages 47-50

  Karabetoglu, Sevan ^a   Sisman, Altug ^a   Fatih Ozturk, Z ^a   Sahin, Turker ^a  

^a ISTANBUL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Bi 2Te 3; Cryogenic characterization; Thermoelectric generators; Thermoelectric properties

Indexed keywords

CONSTANT TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCES; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; LOW TEMPERATURES; LOW-TEMPERATURE APPLICATIONS; LOW-TEMPERATURE MATERIALS; MATERIAL PROPERTY; MAXIMUM POWER OUTPUT; MEAN TEMPERATURE; OPERATING TEMPERATURE; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCIES; TEMPERATURE RANGE; TEMPERATURE REGIONS; THERMOELECTRIC GENERATORS; THERMOELECTRIC PROPERTIES;

ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; LOW TEMPERATURE EFFECTS; TEMPERATURE; THERMOELECTRIC EQUIPMENT; THERMOELECTRIC POWER;

THERMOELECTRICITY;

EID: 84862666536     PISSN: 01968904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enconman.2012.04.005     Document Type: Article

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