Constant heat characterisation and geometrical optimisation of thermoelectric generators

Applied Energy

Volumn 149, Issue , 2015, Pages 248-258

  Montecucco, Andrea ^a,b   Siviter, Jonathan ^a,b   Knox, Andrew R ^a,b  

^a Thermoelectric Conversion Systems Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Characterisation; Constant power; Heat transfer; Optimization; TEG; Thermoelectric

Indexed keywords

HEAT TRANSFER; OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE; OPTIMIZATION; PELLETIZING; PELTIER EFFECT; THERMOELECTRICITY; WASTE HEAT; WASTE HEAT UTILIZATION;

CHARACTERISATION; CONSTANT POWER; CONSTANT TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCES; EFFECTIVE THERMAL RESISTANCE; ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISATION; TEG; THERMOELECTRIC; THERMOELECTRIC GENERATORS;

THERMOELECTRIC EQUIPMENT;

ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; GEOMETRY; HEAT BALANCE; HEAT TRANSFER; HEIGHT; OPTIMIZATION; PARAMETERIZATION; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; THERMAL POWER; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 84926623237     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2015.03.120     Document Type: Article

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