Performance analysis and validation of thermoelectric energy harvesters

Smart Materials and Structures

Volumn 22, Issue 9, 2013, Pages

  Abdelkefi, A ^a   Alothman, A ^a   Hajj, M R ^a  

^a Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC EXPRESSIONS; CHARACTERISTIC CURVE; ELECTRO-THERMAL MODEL; INTERNAL RESISTANCE; PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS; TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCES; THERMOELECTRIC ENERGY; THERMOELECTRIC GENERATORS;

THERMOELECTRICITY;

THERMOELECTRIC EQUIPMENT;

EID: 84884569056     PISSN: 09641726     EISSN: 1361665X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0964-1726/22/9/095014     Document Type: Article

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