A review of thermoelectric devices for cooling applications

International Journal of Green Energy

Volumn 11, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 899-909

  Sharma, Sudhanshu ^a   Dwivedi, V K ^b   Pandit, S N ^c  

^a MEWAR UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b GALGOTIAS COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^c NOIDA INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Cooling applications; Peltier effect; Power generation; Seebeck effect; Thermoelectric technology

Indexed keywords

NOISE ABATEMENT; PELTIER EFFECT; POWER GENERATION; SEEBECK EFFECT; THERMOELECTRIC EQUIPMENT; THERMOELECTRIC POWER; THERMOELECTRIC REFRIGERATION;

COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT; COOLING APPLICATIONS; THEORETICAL INVESTIGATIONS; THERMO-ELECTRIC MATERIALS; THERMO-ELECTRIC MODULES; THERMOELECTRIC COOLING; THERMOELECTRIC DEVICES; TYPICAL APPLICATION;

THERMOELECTRICITY;

COOLING; ELECTRICAL POWER; POWER GENERATION; TECHNOLOGY; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

EID: 84895765150     PISSN: 15435075     EISSN: 15435083     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15435075.2013.829778     Document Type: Review

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