Simulation, design and fabrication of a planar micro thermoelectric generator

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 8763, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Pelegrini, S ^a,b   Adami, A ^a   Collini, C ^a   Conci, P ^a   Lorenzelli, L ^a   Pasa, A A ^b  

^a FONDAZIONE BRUNO KESSLER   (Italy)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA CATARINA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Energy harvesting; Thermoelectric generators; Thin film electrodeposition

Indexed keywords

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCES; MICRO-THERMOELECTRIC GENERATOR; NATURAL AND FORCED CONVECTIONS; TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCES; THERMAL DISTRIBUTIONS; THERMOELECTRIC EFFICIENCY; THERMOELECTRIC GENERATORS; THIN-FILM TECHNOLOGY;

ACTUATORS; EFFICIENCY; ELECTROCHEMICAL SENSORS; ENERGY HARVESTING; SILICON; SMART SENSORS; SUBSTRATES; THERMOCOUPLES; THERMOELECTRIC EQUIPMENT; THERMOELECTRICITY; THIN FILMS; WASTE HEAT;

THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

EID: 84881134639     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: 1996756X     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.2017238     Document Type: Conference Paper

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