Thermoelectric Generators: A comprehensive review of characteristics and applications

F Tohidi, SG Holagh, A Chitsaz - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2022 - Elsevier
Energy crisis and associated environmental issues are the main challenges in today's
changing world, where there is a growing demand for electricity. To address such …

Recent advances in modeling and simulation of thermoelectric power generation

D Luo, Z Liu, Y Yan, Y Li, R Wang, L Zhang… - Energy Conversion and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Thermoelectric power generation is a renewable energy conversion technology that can
directly convert heat into electricity. In recent years, a great number of theoretical models …

Review of thermoelectric geometry and structure optimization for performance enhancement

S Shittu, G Li, X Zhao, X Ma - Applied energy, 2020 - Elsevier
Thermoelectric geometry and structure optimization are vital research areas which are being
explored extensively in recent years due to significant performance enhancement achieved …

Optimization of segmented thermoelectric devices composed of high-temperature thermoelectric material La2Te3

Z He, M Yang, Z Wang, H Chen, X Zhang… - … Composites and Hybrid …, 2022 - Springer
Thermoelectric materials can convert heat directly into electricity, and vice versa. As one of
the excellent candidates for recovering the waste heat from industry and transportation, they …

Stretchable thermoelectric generator for wearable power source and temperature detection applications

Y Shi, X Lü, Q Xiang, J Li, X Shao, W Bao - Energy Conversion and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Wearable thermoelectric generators are attracting tremendous interest due to their capability
of converting the human body heat into electricity for powering electronics. In order to reduce …

Modelling and simulation study of a converging thermoelectric generator for engine waste heat recovery

D Luo, R Wang, W Yu, Z Sun, X Meng - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2019 - Elsevier
Recently, thermoelectric generators (TEGs) used to recover waste heat from engines have
been widely studied due to their promising advantages, such as free heat sources, no …

A comprehensive investigation of PCM based annular thermoelectric generator for energy recovery: Energy conversion characteristics and performance evaluation

BH Hong, ZY Zhou, XY Huang, JW He, Y Cai… - Applied Thermal …, 2023 - Elsevier
Annular thermoelectric generators (ATEG) are increasingly attracting attention and are
pivotal in thermal energy recovery due to their unique characteristics, which can be perfectly …

Numerical investigation on the dynamic response characteristics of a thermoelectric generator module under transient temperature excitations

D Luo, Y Yan, R Wang, W Zhou - Renewable Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
In this work, a three-dimensional transient numerical model of a thermoelectric generator
module considering the temperature-dependent properties and the topological connection …

Characteristics analysis of an exhaust thermoelectric generator system with heat transfer fluid circulation

Y Zhao, M Lu, Y Li, M Ge, L Xie, L Liu - Applied Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
Low heat transfer performance in the exhaust channel limits the thermoelectric conversion
efficiency of the internal combustion engine exhaust thermoelectric generator. Enhanced …

Comparison and parametric study of two theoretical modeling approaches based on an air-to-water thermoelectric generator system

D Luo, R Wang, W Yu - Journal of Power Sources, 2019 - Elsevier
Numerical model and thermal resistance model are two commonly used modeling
approaches to analyze the performance of thermoelectric devices. However, a great number …