Behavior of a thermoelectric power generation device based on solar irradiation and the earth's surface-air temperature difference

Energy Conversion and Management

Volumn 97, Issue , 2015, Pages 178-187

  Zhang, Zhe ^a   Li, Wenbin ^a   Kan, Jiangming ^a  

^a BEIJING FORESTRY UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Energy generate; Environmental heat recycling; Solar irradiation; Thermodynamics; Thermoelectric power generation

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; ELECTRIC LOAD FORECASTING; ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEMS; IRRADIATION; RECYCLING; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR RADIATION; TEMPERATURE; THERMODYNAMICS; THERMOELECTRIC EQUIPMENT; THERMOELECTRIC POWER; THERMOELECTRICITY; TUBES (COMPONENTS);

ENERGY GENERATE; LIMITED POWER SUPPLY; LOW-POWER CONSUMPTION; NATURAL ENVIRONMENTS; POWER GENERATION EFFICIENCY; SOLAR IRRADIATION; THERMOELECTRIC DEVICES; THERMOELECTRIC GENERATORS;

THERMOELECTRIC ENERGY CONVERSION;

EID: 84926046932     PISSN: 01968904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enconman.2015.03.060     Document Type: Article

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