Sizing optimization of a thermoelectric generator set with heatsink for harvesting human body heat

Energy Conversion and Management

Volumn 68, Issue , 2013, Pages 260-265

  Lossec, Marianne ^a   Multon, Bernard ^a   Ben Ahmed, Hamid ^a  

^a Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique   (France)

Author keywords

Bi objective optimization; Energy harvesting; Energy modeling; Heatsink; Thermoelectricity

Indexed keywords

BI-OBJECTIVE OPTIMIZATION; ELECTRICAL MATCHING; ELECTRICAL POWER; ENERGY MODEL; ENERGY MODELING; HUMAN BODIES; LEG LENGTH; OPTIMIZATION PARAMETER; SIZING OPTIMIZATION; SURFACE AREA; TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCES; THERMO-ELECTRIC MODULES; THERMOELECTRIC GENERATORS;

ENERGY HARVESTING; OPTIMIZATION; THERMOELECTRIC EQUIPMENT; THERMOELECTRICITY;

HEAT SINKS;

EID: 84874607812     PISSN: 01968904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enconman.2013.01.021     Document Type: Article

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