Influence of geometric parameter and contact resistances on the thermal-electric behavior of a segmented TEG

Y Luo, L Li, Y Chen, CN Kim - Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
Thermoelectric (TE) generation technology plays an increasingly significant role in a global
environment. A desirable approach to improve the efficiency of thermoelectric generator …

Design, performance, and application of thermoelectric nanogenerators

D Zhang, Y Wang, Y Yang - Small, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Thermal energy harvesting from the ambient environment through thermoelectric
nanogenerators (TEGs) is an ideal way to realize self‐powered operation of electronics, and …

Geometry optimization of a segmented thermoelectric generator based on multi-parameter and nonlinear optimization method

L Cai, P Li, Q Luo, P Zhai, Q Zhang - Journal of electronic materials, 2017 - Springer
As no single thermoelectric material has presented a high figure-of-merit (ZT) over a very
wide temperature range, segmented thermoelectric generators (STEGs), where the p-and n …

Performance analysis of thermoelectric generator using dc-dc converter with incremental conductance based maximum power point tracking

S Twaha, J Zhu, Y Yan, B Li, K Huang - Energy for Sustainable …, 2017 - Elsevier
Thermoelectric generators (TEGs) are used for converting heat into electricity. One of the
challenges behind TEG is that the power generated is unstable and therefore needs proper …

Optimal reconfiguration design and HIL validation of hybrid PV-TEG systems via improved firefly algorithm

B Yang, Z Zhang, J Zhang, X Cheng, J Li, J Shu… - Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
Partial shading conditions (PSCs) caused by clouds, trees, buildings, and other factors can
lead to uneven irradiance on the photovoltaic (PV) panel, resulting in reduced power output …

Artificial neural network enabled accurate geometrical design and optimisation of thermoelectric generator

Y Zhu, DW Newbrook, P Dai, CHK de Groot, R Huang - Applied Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
The ever-increasing demand for renewable energy and zero carbon dioxide emission have
been the driving force for the development of thermoelectric generators with better power …

A linear extrapolation-based MPPT algorithm for thermoelectric generators under dynamically varying temperature conditions

B Bijukumar, AGK Raam, SI Ganesan… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper presents a new maximum power point tracking (MPPT) technique for extracting
the maximum power in thermoelectric generator (TEG) systems. Considering the linear …

High-performance thermoelectric generators for field deployments

RA Kishore, A Nozariasbmarz, B Poudel… - ACS applied materials …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Thermoelectric power generation is a reliable energy harvesting technique for directly
converting heat into electricity. Recent studies have reported the thermal-to-electrical energy …

Multi-objective thermal analysis of a thermoelectric device: Influence of geometric features on device characteristics

A Ibrahim, S Rahnamayan, MV Martin, B Yilbas - Energy, 2014 - Elsevier
Proper assessment of geometric features of a thermoelectric generator is important to design
devices with improved performance features such as high efficiency and output power. In the …

Thermoelectric device multi-objective optimization using a simultaneous TEG and TEC characterization

TH Kwan, X Wu, Q Yao - Energy Conversion and Management, 2018 - Elsevier
The thermoelectric (TE) device enables a conversion interface between the heat transfer
and the electricity domain. Specifically, it can operate bi-directionally–Heat can be converted …