The influence of operating parameters and occupancy rate of thermoelectric modules on the electricity generation

Proceedings of the 25th International Conference on Efficiency, Cost, Optimization and Simulation of Energy Conversion Systems and Processes, ECOS 2012

Volumn 1, Issue , 2012, Pages 233-244

  Favarel, Camille ^a   Bédécarrats, Jean Pierre ^a   Kousksou, Tarik ^a   Champier, Daniel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE PAU ET DES PAYS DE L'ADOUR   (France)

Author keywords

Numerical simulation; Occupancy rate; Power generation; Thermoelectric generator

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENERGY CONVERSION; NUMERICAL MODELS; POWER GENERATION; THERMOCOUPLES; THERMOELECTRIC ENERGY CONVERSION; THERMOELECTRIC EQUIPMENT;

ELECTRICITY GENERATION; OCCUPANCY RATE; THERMO-ELECTRIC MATERIALS; THERMO-ELECTRIC MODULES; THERMOELECTRIC COUPLES; THERMOELECTRIC GENERATORS; THERMOELECTRIC PROPERTIES; THERMOELECTRIC SYSTEMS;

THERMOELECTRICITY;

EID: 84896338499     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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