Power density optimization for micro thermoelectric generators

Energy

Volumn 93, Issue , 2015, Pages 2006-2017

  Dunham, Marc T ^a   Barako, Michael T ^a   LeBlanc, Saniya ^b   Asheghi, Mehdi ^a   Chen, Baoxing ^c   Goodson, Kenneth E ^a  

^a Stanford University   (United States)

^b The George Washington University   (United States)

^c ANALOG DEVICES INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Energy scavenging; Micro thermoelectric generators; Power density optimization; Thermoelectric figure of merit; Waste heat recovery

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; ENERGY HARVESTING; ITERATIVE METHODS; LOW POWER ELECTRONICS; SEEBECK COEFFICIENT; SOLID-STATE SENSORS; THERMOCOUPLES; THERMOELECTRIC EQUIPMENT; THERMOELECTRICITY; WASTE HEAT; WASTE HEAT UTILIZATION;

ELECTRICAL INTERCONNECTS; ENERGY SCAVENGING; MICRO-THERMOELECTRIC GENERATOR; POWER DENSITIES; TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCES; THERMOELECTRIC FIGURE OF MERIT; THERMOELECTRIC GENERATORS; THIN FILM FABRICATION TECHNIQUES;

THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

DESIGN; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRICITY; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; OPTIMIZATION; TEMPERATURE ANOMALY; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; THERMAL POWER;

EID: 84957570191     PISSN: 03605442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2015.10.032     Document Type: Article

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