Thermodynamics and thermal stress analysis of thermoelectric power generator: Influence of pin geometry on device performance

Applied Thermal Engineering

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 683-692

  Al Merbati, A S ^a   Yilbas, B S ^a   Sahin, A Z ^a  

^a KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALS   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Efficiency; Power generation; Thermal stress; Thermoelectric

Indexed keywords

DEVICE GEOMETRIES; DEVICE PERFORMANCE; ELECTRIC DEVICES; GEOMETRIC CONFIGURATIONS; OUTPUT POWER; STRESS FIELD; THERMAL EFFICIENCY; THERMOELECTRIC;

EFFICIENCY; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; GEOMETRY; POWER GENERATION; STRESS ANALYSIS; THERMODYNAMICS; THERMOELECTRIC POWER;

THERMAL STRESS;

EID: 84866559448     PISSN: 13594311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2012.07.021     Document Type: Conference Paper

References (17)

1. E. Hatzikraniotis, K.T. Zorbas, I. Samaras, T. Kyratsi, and K.M. Paraskevopoulos Efficiency study of a commercial thermoelectric power generator (TEG) under thermal cycling J. Electron. Mater. 39 2010 2112 2116
2. V. Ravi, S. Firdosy, T. Caillat, E. Brandon, K. Van Der Walde, L. Maricic, and A. Sayir Thermal expansion studies of selected high-temperature thermoelectric materials J. Electron. Mater. 38 2009 1433 1442
3. G. Span, M. Wagner, S. Holzer, T. Grasser, Thermoelectric power conversion using generation of electron-hole pairs in large area p-n junctions, ICT'06-25th International Conference on Thermoelectrics, August 6-August 10, 2006, Proceedings, (2006) 23-28.
4. S. Turenne, T. Clin, D. Vasilevskiy, and R.A. Masut Finite element thermomechanical modeling of large area thermoelectric generators based on bismuth telluride alloys J. Electron. Mater. 39 2010 1926 1933
5. M.A. Soto and R. Venkatasubramanian, ANSYS-based detailed thermo-mechanical modeling of complex thermoelectric power designs, Int. Conference on Thermoelectrics, ICT, Proceedings, (2005) 204-206.
6. Y. Nakatani, R. Takaku, T. Hino, T. Shindo, and Y. Itoh Mechanical aspects of structural optimization in a Bi-Te thermoelectric module for power generation Mater. Res. Soc. Symp. Proc. 842 2005 413 418
7. Y. Hikage, S. Masutani, T. Sato, S. Yoneda, Y. Ohno, Y. Isoda, Y. Imai, Y. Shinohara, Thermal expansion properties of thermoelectric generating device component, Int. Conference on Thermoelectrics, ICT'07, Proceedings (2007). 331-335.
8. A.Z. Sahin, B.S. Yilbas, S.Z. Shuja, and O. Momin Investigation into topping cycle: thermal efficiency with and without presence of thermoelectric generator Energy 36 2011 4048 4054
9. R. Jou Numerical modeling and design of thermoelectric cooling systems Appl. Mechanics Mater. 110-116 2012 2639 2646
10. C.A. Gould, N.Y.A. Shammas, and S. Grainger Taylor thermoelectric cooling of microelectronic circuits and waste heat electrical power generation in a desktop personal computer Mater. Sci. Eng. B 176 2011 316 325
11. H. Xiao, X. Gou, and S. Yang Detailed modeling and rrreversible transfer process analysis of a multi-element thermoelectric generator system J. Electron. Mater. 40 2011 1195 1201
12. B.S. Yilbas, and A.Z. Sahin Thermoelectric device and optimum external load parameter and slenderness ratio Energy 35 2010 5380 5384
13. Y. Ootao, and Y. Tanigawa Three-dimensional solution for transient thermal stresses of functionally graded rectangular plate due to nonuniform heat supply Int. J. Mech. Sci. 47 2005 1769 1788
14. ABAQUS Theory Manual, Version 6.9 2009 ABAQUS Inc. Pawtucket, USA
15. J. Gao, Q. Du, X. Zhang, and X. Jiang Thermal stress analysis and structure parameter selection for a Bi2Te3-based thermoelectric module J. Electron. Mater. 40 2011 884 888
16. L. Zhao, B. Zhang, J. Li, M. Zhou, W. Liu, and J. Liu Thermoelectric and mechanical properties of nano-SiC-dispersed Bi2Te3 fabricated by mechanical alloying and spark plasma sintering J. Alloys and Compounds 455 2008 259 264
17. Y. Tong, F. Yi, L. Liu, P. Zhai, and Q. Zhang Molecular dynamics study of mechanical properties of bismuth telluride nanofilm Physica B-Condens. Matter 405 2010 3190 3194