A potential candidate for the sustainable and reliable domestic energy generation-Thermoelectric cogeneration system

Applied Thermal Engineering

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 305-311

  Zheng, X F ^a   Yan, Y Y ^a   Simpson, K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b European Thermodynamics Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Domestic application; Electrical power; Hot water; Thermoelectric cogeneration system

Indexed keywords

COGENERATION PLANTS; DEPRECIATION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; INDUSTRIAL REFRIGERATION; MILITARY APPLICATIONS; SPACE APPLICATIONS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WASTE HEAT; WATER;

COGENERATION SYSTEMS; COST SAVING POTENTIALS; ELECTRICAL POWER; EXPERIMENTAL PROTOTYPE; HOT WATER; TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCES; THERMOELECTRIC DEVICES; THERMOELECTRIC SYSTEMS;

SPACE POWER GENERATION;

EID: 84886631999     PISSN: 13594311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2012.03.020     Document Type: Article

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