Experimental analysis of peak power output of a thermoelectric liquid-to-liquid generator under an increasing electrical load resistance

Energy Conversion and Management

Volumn 66, Issue , 2013, Pages 98-105

  Lesage, Frédéric J ^a   Pagé Potvin, Nicolas ^b  

^a Cégep de l'Outaouais ^*  (Canada)

^b ÉCOLE DE TECHNOLOGIE SUPÉRIEURE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Electrical load resistance; Load matching; Thermal conversion; Thermoelectric generator; Waste heat recovery

Indexed keywords

ELECTRICAL LOAD; LOAD MATCHING; THERMAL CONVERSION; THERMOELECTRIC GENERATORS; WASTE-HEAT RECOVERY;

ELECTRIC LOADS; SEMICONDUCTING TELLURIUM; THERMOELECTRIC EQUIPMENT; THERMOELECTRIC POWER; THERMOELECTRICITY; WASTE HEAT; WASTE HEAT UTILIZATION;

LIQUIDS;

EID: 84869870983     PISSN: 01968904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enconman.2012.10.001     Document Type: Article

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