Development of a non-uniform-current model for predicting transient thermal behavior of thermoelectric coolers

Applied Energy

Volumn 100, Issue , 2012, Pages 326-335

  Cheng, Chin Hsiang ^a   Huang, Shu Yu ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Electric current vectors; Non uniform current model; Numerical simulation; Thermoelectric cooler

Indexed keywords

CERAMIC MATERIALS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRIC CURRENTS; FORECASTING; HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENTS; POWER QUALITY; THERMOELECTRIC REFRIGERATION; THERMOELECTRICITY;

ALUMINUM PLATES; CERAMIC PLATES; COOLING LOAD; ELECTRIC VOLTAGE; ENERGY EQUATION; NUMERICAL PREDICTIONS; NUMERICAL SOLUTION; P-TYPE; PARAMETRIC STUDY; PER UNIT; TEMPERATURE DATA; THERMAL BEHAVIORS; THERMOELECTRIC COOLER; THERMOELECTRIC ELEMENT;

THERMOELECTRIC EQUIPMENT;

CERAMICS; ELECTRIC FIELD; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HEAT TRANSFER; NUMERICAL MODEL; PARAMETERIZATION; PREDICTION;

EID: 84867704574     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2012.05.063     Document Type: Article

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