Accurate simulation of thermoelectric power generating systems

Applied Energy

Volumn 118, Issue , 2014, Pages 166-172

  Montecucco, Andrea ^a   Knox, Andrew R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Computer simulation; Heat transfer; Peltier; Seebeck; TEG; Thermoelectric

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; HEAT TRANSFER; THERMOELECTRIC EQUIPMENT; THERMOELECTRICITY; TOOLS; WASTE HEAT;

COMPUTER AIDED MODELING; LARGE-SCALE APPLICATIONS; PELTIER; POWER GENERATING SYSTEMS; SEEBECK; TEG; THERMOELECTRIC; THERMOELECTRIC GENERATORS;

COMPUTER OPERATING SYSTEMS;

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; NONLINEARITY; NUMERICAL MODEL; RELIABILITY ANALYSIS; SIMULATION; STEADY-STATE EQUILIBRIUM; THERMOELASTICITY;

EID: 84892464831     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2013.12.028     Document Type: Article

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