New approach for highly accurate efficiency determination of thermoelectric generator modules

International Conference on Thermoelectrics, ICT, Proceedings

Volumn 2003-January, Issue , 2003, Pages 508-511

  Rauscher, L ^a   Kaibe, H T ^a   Ishimabushi, H ^a   Sano, S ^a   Muller E W ^b   Platzek, D ^b  

^a KOMATSU LTD   (Japan)

^b GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aerospace materials; Conductivity measurement; Electric resistance; Electric variables measurement; Electrical resistance measurement; Power generation; Power measurement; Temperature; Thermal resistance; Thermoelectricity

Indexed keywords

EFFICIENCY; ELECTRIC POWER MEASUREMENT; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; HEAT RESISTANCE; POWER GENERATION; TEMPERATURE; THERMOELECTRIC EQUIPMENT; THERMOELECTRICITY;

AEROSPACE MATERIALS; CONDUCTIVITY MEASUREMENTS; CONVENTIONAL METHODS; ELECTRICAL RESISTANCE MEASUREMENT; EXPERIMENTAL METHODS; INDIRECT METHODS; MEASURED RESULTS; THERMOELECTRIC GENERATORS;

ELECTRIC VARIABLES MEASUREMENT;

EID: 84946053223     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ICT.2003.1287560     Document Type: Conference Paper

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