Experimental study on thermoelectric modules for power generation at various operating conditions

Energy

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 874-881

  Chen, Wei Hsin ^a   Liao, Chen Yeh ^b   Hung, Chen I ^b   Huang, Wei Lun ^c  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF TAINAN   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c Genesis Combustion Technology Incorporation   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Peltier effect; Power generation; Series connection; Thermoelectric module and generator; Waste heat recovery

Indexed keywords

EQUIVALENT CIRCUITS; FLOW OF WATER; FLOW PATTERNS; FLOW RATE; HYDRAULICS; PELTIER EFFECT; POWER GENERATION; THERMOELECTRIC EQUIPMENT; WASTE HEAT; WASTE HEAT UTILIZATION;

EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; HEAT SOURCES; HEATING TEMPERATURES; LINEAR SUPERPOSITIONS; LOW TEMPERATURES; NONUNIFORMITY; OPERATING CONDITION; OUTPUT POWER; SERIES CONNECTIONS; TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCES; THERMOELECTRIC GENERATORS; THERMOELECTRIC MODULES; WASTE-HEAT RECOVERY; WATER FLOW RATE;

WATER SUPPLY;

ELECTRICITY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HEATING; LINEARITY; LOW TEMPERATURE; OPERATIONS TECHNOLOGY; POWER GENERATION; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

EID: 84865403863     PISSN: 03605442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2012.06.076     Document Type: Article

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