Optimized thermal design of small Δt thermoelectric generators

SAE Technical Papers

Volumn , Issue , 1999, Pages

  Stevens, James W ^a  

^a MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC GENERATORS; ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; ENERGY CONVERSION; ENERGY HARVESTING; ENGINES; HEAT RESISTANCE; THERMOELECTRIC EQUIPMENT; THERMOELECTRICITY;

APPROXIMATE OPTIMAL DESIGNS; ENERGY HARVESTING DEVICE; GROUND TEMPERATURE; TEMPERATURE CHANGES; TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCES; THERMAL EFFICIENCY; THERMO-ELECTRIC GENERATORS; THERMO-ELECTRIC MODULES;

THERMOELECTRIC ENERGY CONVERSION;

EID: 85072481419     PISSN: 01487191     EISSN: 26883627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4271/1999-01-2564     Document Type: Conference Paper

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