Theoretical and experimental estimation of limiting input heat flux for thermoelectric power generators with passive cooling

Solar Energy

Volumn 111, Issue , 2015, Pages 201-217

  Date, Ashwin ^a   Date, Abhijit ^a   Dixon, Chris ^a   Singh, Randeep ^b   Akbarzadeh, Aliakbar ^a  

^a RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b FUJIKURA LTD   (Japan)

Author keywords

Conventional heat sink; Limiting heat flux; Passive heat sink; Thermoelectric generator

Indexed keywords

COOLING; ELECTRIC HEATING ELEMENTS; ENVIRONMENTAL TESTING; FINS (HEAT EXCHANGE); HEAT PIPES; HEAT SINKS; OPTIMIZATION; THERMOELECTRIC EQUIPMENT; THERMOELECTRIC POWER; THERMOELECTRICITY; WIND; WIND TUNNELS;

CONVENTIONAL METHODS; COOLING CONFIGURATION; EXPERIMENTAL ANALYSIS; EXPERIMENTAL ESTIMATIONS; LOW-SPEED WIND TUNNEL; SOLAR TRACKING SYSTEMS; THEORETICAL MODELING; THERMOELECTRIC GENERATORS;

HEAT FLUX;

AMBIENT AIR; COOLING; ELECTRICAL POWER; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; HEAT FLUX; SOLAR ACTIVITY; THEORETICAL STUDY; TRACKING; WIND VELOCITY;

EID: 84911191482     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2014.10.043     Document Type: Article

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