On the Thomson effect in thermoelectric power devices

International Journal of Thermal Sciences

Volumn 66, Issue , 2013, Pages 1-7

  Sandoz Rosado, Emil J ^a   Weinstein, Steven J ^b   Stevens, Robert J ^c  

^a Mudd Building ^*  (United States)

^b ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c Kate Gleason College of Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

Analytical; Model; Numerical; Power generation; Thermoelectric; Thomson effect

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL; CLOSED FORM SOLUTIONS; EMERGING MATERIALS; HEAT EQUATION; MODELING APPROACH; MODULE EFFICIENCY; NUMERICAL; NUMERICAL SOLUTION; NUMERICAL TECHNIQUES; OUTPUT POWER; STANDARD MODEL; SYSTEM MODELING; SYSTEMATIC ASSESSMENT; THE STANDARD MODEL; THERMOELECTRIC; THERMOELECTRIC DEVICES; THOMSON EFFECTS;

MODELS; OPTIMIZATION; PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; POWER GENERATION; SEEBECK COEFFICIENT; THERMAL GRADIENTS;

THERMOELECTRICITY;

EID: 84872770020     PISSN: 12900729     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijthermalsci.2012.10.018     Document Type: Article

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