Geometry optimization of thermoelectric coolers using simplified conjugate-gradient method

Energy

Volumn 59, Issue , 2013, Pages 689-697

  Huang, Yu Xian ^a,b   Wang, Xiao Dong ^a   Cheng, Chin Hsiang ^c   Lin, David Ta Wei ^d  

^a NORTH CHINA ELECTRIC POWER UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b NATIONAL CHUNG CHENG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF TAINAN   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Coupling of temperature and electric potential; Numerical modeling; Optimization; Simplified conjugate gradient method; Thermoelectric cooling

Indexed keywords

COOLING; GEOMETRY; GRADIENT METHODS; INVERSE PROBLEMS; NUMERICAL MODELS; OPTIMIZATION; THERMOELECTRIC EQUIPMENT; THERMOELECTRIC REFRIGERATION;

ELECTRICAL CONDUCTION; GEOMETRIC STRUCTURE; GEOMETRY OPTIMIZATION; OBJECTIVE FUNCTIONS; SIMPLIFIED CONJUGATE-GRADIENT METHODS; TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCES; THERMOELECTRIC COOLER; THERMOELECTRIC COOLING;

THERMOELECTRICITY;

COOLING; GEOMETRY; INVERSE PROBLEM; NUMERICAL MODEL; OPTIMIZATION; SEMICONDUCTOR INDUSTRY;

EID: 84883264617     PISSN: 03605442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2013.06.069     Document Type: Article

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