Numerical optimization of the occupancy rate of thermoelectric generators to produce the highest electrical power

Energy

Volumn 68, Issue , 2014, Pages 104-116

  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

BISMUTH COMPOUNDS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRIC GENERATORS; ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; HEAT TRANSFER; NUMERICAL MODELS; OPTIMIZATION; POWER GENERATION; TELLURIUM COMPOUNDS; THERMOCOUPLES; THERMOELECTRIC EQUIPMENT; THERMOELECTRICITY;

AUTOMOTIVE APPLICATIONS; NUMERICAL OPTIMIZATIONS; OCCUPANCY RATE; THERMO-ELECTRIC MATERIALS; THERMO-ELECTRIC MODULES; THERMOELECTRIC GENERATORS; THERMOELECTRIC PROPERTIES; THERMOELECTRIC SYSTEMS;

ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION;

DATA SET; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; OPTIMIZATION; PARAMETERIZATION; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

EID: 84898037385     PISSN: 03605442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2014.02.030     Document Type: Article

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