Power enhancement of micro thermoelectric generators by microfluidic heat transfer packaging

Sensors and Actuators, A: Physical

Volumn 188, Issue , 2012, Pages 389-395

  Wojtas, N ^a   Schwyter, E ^a,b   Glatz, W ^b   Kuhne S ^a   Escher, W ^c   Hierold, C ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b GreenTEG GmbH   (Switzerland)

^c IBM RESEARCH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Micro heat transfer systems; Microfluidic packaging; Thermal coupling; Thermoelectric power generation

Indexed keywords

HEAT TRANSFER RESISTANCE; HEAT TRANSFER SYSTEMS; HYDRODYNAMIC PERFORMANCE; MICRO-THERMOELECTRIC GENERATOR; MICROFLUIDIC PACKAGING; OUTPUT POWER; PACKAGING SYSTEM; POWER ENHANCEMENT; PROOF OF CONCEPT; PUMPING POWER; TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCES; THERMAL COUPLING;

MICROFLUIDICS; THERMOELECTRIC EQUIPMENT; THERMOELECTRIC POWER; THERMOELECTRICITY;

HEAT TRANSFER;

EID: 84870053417     PISSN: 09244247     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sna.2011.12.043     Document Type: Conference Paper

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