Multi-objective and multi-parameter optimization of a thermoelectric generator module

Energy

Volumn 71, Issue , 2014, Pages 367-376

  Meng, Jing Hui ^a   Zhang, Xin Xin ^a   Wang, Xiao Dong ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY BEIJING   (China)

^b NORTH CHINA ELECTRIC POWER UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Conversion efficiency; Multi objective and multi parameter optimization; Output power; Thermoelectric generator

Indexed keywords

CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; STRUCTURAL OPTIMIZATION; THERMOELECTRIC EQUIPMENT; THERMOELECTRICITY;

MULTI-OBJECTIVE FUNCTIONS; MULTI-PARAMETER OPTIMIZATIONS; OPTIMAL STRUCTURES; OPTIMIZATION STUDIES; OPTIMIZATION TOOLS; OUTPUT POWER; SINGLE OBJECTIVE OPTIMIZATION; THERMOELECTRIC GENERATORS;

MULTIOBJECTIVE OPTIMIZATION;

DESIGN; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; GEOMETRY; NUMERICAL MODEL; OPTIMIZATION; PARAMETERIZATION;

EID: 84902547915     PISSN: 03605442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2014.04.082     Document Type: Article

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