Experimental study on the influence of Peltier effect on the output performance of thermoelectric generator and deviation of maximum power point

J Wang, P Cao, X Li, X Song, C Zhao, L Zhu - Energy Conversion and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Thermoelectric generator technology can convert heat into electricity based on Seebeck
effect, but the Peltier effect cannot be neglected in the thermoelectric conversion process. In …

A three-dimensional model for thermoelectric generator and the influence of Peltier effect on the performance and heat transfer

M Liao, Z He, C Jiang, Y Li, F Qi - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2018 - Elsevier
Thermoelectric generator has been considered as a promising device to recover industrial
waste heat for electricity generating. To figure out the heat transfer and electric conduction …

The influence of operating and device parameters on the maximum efficiency and the maximum output power of thermoelectric generator

AZ Sahin, BS Yilbas - International Journal of Energy Research, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Thermoelectric power generators are one of the promising green energy sources. The
operating and the generator parameters influence the generator output performance. In the …

Performance of a thermoelectric generator intensified by temperature oscillation

WH Chen, SR Huang, XD Wang, PH Wu, YL Lin - Energy, 2017 - Elsevier
The present study aims to investigate the performance of a thermoelectric generator (TEG)
under the influence of sinusoidal temperature distribution at the hot side or cold side surface …

Modeling, experimental study on the heat transfer characteristics of thermoelectric generator

ZG Zhou, DS Zhu, HX Wu, HS Zhang - Journal of Thermal Science, 2013 - Springer
This paper investigates the heat transfer characteristics of a thermoelectric generator. The
influence of heat dissipation intensity to the sub-thermal resistances distribution is …

Power output and efficiency of a thermoelectric generator under temperature control

WH Chen, PH Wu, XD Wang, YL Lin - Energy Conversion and Management, 2016 - Elsevier
Operation control is an effective way to improve the output power of thermoelectric
generators (TEGs). The present study is intended to numerically investigate the power …

Evaluation method for assessing heat transfer enhancement effect on performance improvement of thermoelectric generator systems

Y Yang, S Wang, Y Zhu - Applied Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
The total power output of a thermoelectric generator system can be increased by enhancing
the heat transfer performance of its hot-side heat exchanger. However, heat transfer …

Effects of temperature non-uniformity over the heat spreader on the outputs of thermoelectric power generation system

BT Admasu, X Luo, J Yao - Energy Conversion and Management, 2013 - Elsevier
Thermal energy from different sources can be converted into electricity by using
thermoelectric modules. Controlling the temperature uniformity over the heat spreader of the …

Influence of Thomson effect on the thermoelectric generator

M Zhang, Y Tian, H Xie, Z Wu, Y Wang - … Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 2019 - Elsevier
Heat can be converted to electricity by thermoelectric generators (TEGs) directly. In
consideration that the thermoelectric properties of the legs depend on the temperature …

Theoretical analysis of natural evaporative cooling to enhance the efficiency of thermoelectric devices

LJ Zheng, DH Kang, NK Kim, YJ Youn… - International Journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
Theoretical model of thermoelectric generator (TEG) cooled by direct evaporative cooling
technology is developed. In the theoretical model, thermoelectric material properties …