Recent developments in thermoelectric generation: A review

D Sanin-Villa - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
The world's growing energy demand poses several concerns regarding the rational and
efficient use of energy resources. This is also the case for many industrial processes, where …

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 …

Thermoelectric mini cooler coupled with micro thermosiphon for CPU cooling system

D Liu, FY Zhao, HX Yang, GF Tang - Energy, 2015 - Elsevier
In the present study, a thermoelectric mini cooler coupling with a micro thermosiphon
cooling system has been proposed for the purpose of CPU cooling. A mathematical model of …

Experimental and numerical study on the transient behavior of multi-junction solar cell-thermoelectric generator hybrid system

S Mahmoudinezhad, SA Atouei, PA Cotfas… - Energy Conversion and …, 2019 - Elsevier
An experimental investigation and numerical verification of the transient behavior of a hybrid
concentrating triple junction solar cell-thermoelectric generator system is presented in this …

Numerical investigation of photovoltaic hybrid cooling system performance using the thermoelectric generator and RT25 Phase change material

H Metwally, NA Mahmoud, M Ezzat… - Journal of Energy …, 2021 - Elsevier
The PV panel absorbs solar irradiation flux on its surface. Part of the absorbed flux
generates electricity, and a more significant amount converts into heat. Different methods …

A new design of solar thermoelectric generator with combination of segmented materials and asymmetrical legs

HB Liu, JH Meng, XD Wang, WH Chen - Energy Conversion and …, 2018 - Elsevier
In this work, a novel solar thermoelectric generator (TEG) design is proposed to enhance its
output power and conversion efficiency. It combines segmented thermoelectric materials …

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 …

Effects of leg geometry and multistaging of thermoelectric modules on the performance of a photovoltaic‐thermoelectric system using different photovoltaic cells

C Maduabuchi, R Lamba, H Njoku… - … Journal of Energy …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Research into improving the performance of photovoltaic (PV) systems using thermoelectric
generators (TEGs) has gained increased interest in recent times. Few studies have …

Transient simulation of a hybrid photovoltaic-thermoelectric system using a phase change material

P Motiei, M Yaghoubi, E GoshtasbiRad - Sustainable Energy Technologies …, 2019 - Elsevier
In the present study, phase change material (PCM) was introduced as a heat sink attached
to a PV-TEG (photovoltaic-thermoelectric generator) to build a PV-TEG-PCM hybrid system …

Experimental evaluation of a prototype thermoelectric system integrated with PCM (phase change material) for space cooling

D Zhao, G Tan - Energy, 2014 - Elsevier
A prototype thermoelectric system integrated with PCM (phase change material) heat
storage unit for space cooling has been introduced in this work. The PCM heat storage …