Experimental evaluation of the performance of a thermoelectric generator energy recovery system in an adapted vertical configuration

U Chukwurah - 2024 - summit.sfu.ca
In this work, thermoelectric generators (TEGs) are used to recover electrical energy from the
configuration of a vertical combustor. An experimental test rig was developed using locally …

Increasing power densities in a thermoelectric generator by stacking and incorporating dual heat pipes

D Luo, Y Yu, Y Yan, WH Chen, B Cao - Device, 2024 - cell.com
Thermoelectric generators (TEGs) hold potential for waste heat recovery applications, but
their ability to generate electricity within the confined space of exhaust systems remains a …

Harvesting Electric Energy Using Thermoelectric Generators in a Residential Heating Application

U Chukwurah, G McTaggart-Cowan - Energies, 2024 - mdpi.com
Biomass combustors provide space heating by converting chemical energy in woody
biomass into low-temperature thermal energy. Thermoelectric generators (TEGs) can …

Numerical analysis of the effects of electrical and thermal configurations of thermoelectric modules in large-scale thermoelectric generators

IR Cózar, T Pujol, M Lehocky - Applied Energy, 2018 - Elsevier
The need to reduce both energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions has boosted
the interest in using thermoelectric generators (TEGs) as waste heat energy harvesters. High …

A free-standing, silent, micro/mesoscale combustion-powered thermoelectric generator based on natural convection cooling

MB Tulu, G Li, DB Alemayehu… - Journal of Heat …, 2022 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
In recent years, the world has become increasingly interested in power generation using
thermoelectric generators (TEG) because of the advantage of converting heat directly to …

[HTML][HTML] The effect of temperature mismatch on thermoelectric generators electrically connected in series and parallel

A Montecucco, J Siviter, AR Knox - Applied Energy, 2014 - Elsevier
The use of thermoelectric generators (TEGs) to recover useful energy from waste heat has
increased rapidly in recent years with applications ranging from microwatts to kilowatts …

Study of the effects of axial conduction on the performance of thermoelectric generators integrated in a heat exchanger for waste heat recovery applications

MH Zaher, MY Abdelsalam, JS Cotton - Applied Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
The electrical power generated from thermoelectric generators (TEGs) integrated in a heat
exchanger is maximized by applying novel heat exchanger design criteria for waste heat …

Comparison and parameter optimization of a segmented thermoelectric generator by using the high temperature exhaust of a diesel engine

H Tian, X Sun, Q Jia, X Liang, G Shu, X Wang - Energy, 2015 - Elsevier
This paper proposes a segmented thermoelectric generator (TEG) that can be used to
recover exhaust waste heat from a diesel engine (DE). A mathematic model of the …

Mesoscale combustor-powered thermoelectric generator with enhanced heat collection

G Li, D Zhu, Y Zheng, W Guo - Energy Conversion and Management, 2020 - Elsevier
Small-scale power sources for portable electronic equipment have been attracting
considerable attention in recent years. This paper presents the design and experimental …

Engineering scoping study of thermoelectric generator systems for industrial waste heat recovery

T Hendricks, WT Choate - 2006 - osti.gov
This report evaluates thermoelectric generator (TEG) systems with the intent to: 1) examine
industrial processes in order to identify and quantify industrial waste heat sources that could …