A numerical study on the performance of miniature thermoelectric cooler affected by Thomson effect

WH Chen, CY Liao, CI Hung - Applied Energy, 2012 - Elsevier
Miniature thermoelectric cooler (TEC) has been considered as a promising device to
achieve effective cooling in microprocessors and other small-scale equipments. To …

Finite element analysis of miniature thermoelectric coolers with high cooling performance and short response time

W Zhu, Y Deng, Y Wang, A Wang - Microelectronics Journal, 2013 - Elsevier
The miniature thermoelectric cooler (TEC) is a promising device for microelectronics
applications with high cooling performance and short response time. In this paper, a …

Experimental investigation and numerical analysis for one-stage thermoelectric cooler considering Thomson effect

CY Du, CD Wen - International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 2011 - Elsevier
This study conducts experimental investigation and numerical analysis for one-stage
thermoelectric cooler (TEC) considering Thomson effect. Three Seebeck coefficient models …

Investigation of the impact of the thermoelectric geometry on the cooling performance and thermal—mechanic characteristics in a thermoelectric cooler

H Liu, G Li, X Zhao, X Ma, C Shen - Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
Owing to the advantages of small size, stable operational performance, and precise control
of temperature, the thermoelectric cooler (TEC) has been widely applied to electronics …

An experimental study on the performance evaluation and thermodynamic modeling of a thermoelectric cooler combined with two heatsinks

M Siahmargoi, N Rahbar, H Kargarsharifabad… - Scientific reports, 2019 - nature.com
The present study aims to investigate the performance of a one-stage thermoelectric cooler
using mathematical and thermodynamic modeling and proposing a new correlation for …

Performance analysis and assessment of thermoelectric micro cooler for electronic devices

Y Cai, D Liu, FY Zhao, JF Tang - Energy Conversion and Management, 2016 - Elsevier
A novel operating mode of thermoelectric module (TEM, cooling, heating, generation) is
established for electronic devices cooling, based on the method of effectiveness-number of …

Investigation on performance of a new thermoelectric cooler with hot and cold side separation for suppressing Fourier effect

J Yang, C Mou, J Han, Y Ge, W Zhu, W Liang - Energy Conversion and …, 2023 - Elsevier
This paper proposed a new split structure of thermoelectric cooler to reduce the cold side
temperature compared with the traditional thermoelectric cooler. A three-dimensional heat …

The influence of the Thomson effect on the performance of a thermoelectric cooler

MJ Huang, RH Yen, AB Wang - International Journal of Heat and Mass …, 2005 - Elsevier
The temperature distribution of a thermoelectric cooler under the influence of the Thomson
effect, the Joule heating, the Fourier's heat conduction, and the radiation and convection …

Transient modeling and dynamic characteristics of thermoelectric cooler

JH Meng, XD Wang, XX Zhang - Applied energy, 2013 - Elsevier
Dynamic characteristics are extremely important for design and operation of thermoelectric
coolers (TECs). This paper develops a three-dimensional transient TEC model based on the …

The Thomson effect and the ideal equation on thermoelectric coolers

HS Lee - Energy, 2013 - Elsevier
The formulation of the classical basic equations for a thermoelectric cooler from the
Thomson relations to the non-linear differential equation with Onsager's reciprocal relations …