Transient supercooling can effectively improve the performance of thermoelectric coolers
(TECs), especially seen from the studies on flat-plate TECs. But for an annular facility …

Two categories of thermoelectric systems, ie thermoelectric active cooling (TAC) and
thermoelectric self-cooling (TSC), were broadly applied for electronic cooling. Energy …

This paper studies the transient interlaminar stress in a multilayered thermoelectric material
(TEM), which consists of a N-type and a P-type thermocouple, separated by an insulating …

A theoretical model for the thermoelectric coupling analysis of thermal materials with an
inclined elliptic hole is constructed. The extended problem of an elliptic hole under biaxial …

Heat sink configuration has strong impact on net power output from thermoelectric
generators (TEGs). A weak cooling strategy can even cause negative net power output from …

Thermoelectric microrefrigerators provide an attractive solid-state solution for on-chip
thermal management of microelectronics due to their unique advantages. Here we propose …

Multidimensional numerical models are useful tools for understanding the heat transfer
mechanisms and performance optimization of thermoelectric generators (TEGs). In this …

This work for the first time uses a three-dimensional multi-physics model to optimize the
performance of three kinds of two-stage TECs, connected electrically in series, in parallel …

Thermoelectric refrigerating systems (TER) are environment-friendly technologies. They
have several advantages such as low maintenance costs, are less cumbersome and long …

In this work, the transient supercooling performance of thermoelectric coolers is numerically
investigated via a three-dimensional, multiphysics, and transient model. The particular focus …