Recently, kinds of thermoelectric (TE) materials have been applied in the waste heat
recovery system. This paper further presents a geometric optimization for segmented …

A thermoelectric system should be designed in such a way that it harvests as large water
heat as possible while using the least modules. To seek an optimal module number, the …

A comprehensive method for indicating the length ratio of segmented thermoelectric
generator (TEG) is proposed to increase the output power and thermoelectric conversion …

Thermoelectric generator (TEG) is a promising technology for low-grade heat recovery,
whereas the scalability of TEGs remains challenging. Modular design with an ideal thermal …

A TEG module with 199 thermoelectric (TE) couples was simulated with constant and
variable property parameters respectively. It is indicated that the simulative results with …

Thermoelectric (TE) generation technology plays an increasingly significant role in a global
environment. A desirable approach to improve the efficiency of thermoelectric generator …

Segmented thermoelectric generators (STEGs) can exhibit present superior performance
than those of the conventional thermoelectric generators. Thermal and electrical contact …

To improve their efficiency is of vital importance for the widespread application of TEG
(thermoelectric generators). A design methodology, formulated on mathematical analysis …

Performance of thermoelectric (TE) generator (TEG) depends on its physical structure in
addition to the properties of TE materials. This study numerically simulated the characteristic …

Thermoelectric generators (TEGs) are a promising device to harvest waste heat for power
generation. Three material properties of TEGs, including the Seebeck coefficient, electrical …