Numerical investigation of a thermoelectric generator system with embedded sickle-shaped fins

R Quan, J Wang, W Liang, X Li, Y Chang - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2024 - Elsevier
To enhance the utilization efficiency of exhaust gas in thermoelectric generator (TEG)
systems, a polygonal heat exchanger with embedded sickle-shaped fins was proposed in …

[HTML][HTML] Higher power output in thermoelectric generator integrated with phase change material and metal foams under transient boundary condition

E Yousefi, AA Nejad, A Rezania - Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
Phase change materials (PCMs) are useful means for energy storage and thermal
management of thermoelectric generators (TEG) systems. Nevertheless, energy storage rate …

Performance analysis of a concentrated system with series photovoltaic/thermal module and solar thermal collector integrated with PCM and TEG

X Wen, J Ji, Z Li, Z Song - Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
This study presents a detailed performance analysis of a novel concentrated system which
consists of a photovoltaic/thermal (PV/T) module with phase change material (PCM) and a …

Effect of structure parameters on the performance of an annular thermoelectric generator for automobile exhaust heat recovery

ZG Shen, B Huang, X Liu - Energy Conversion and Management, 2022 - Elsevier
Annular thermoelectric generators (ATEGs), matched well with the exhaust pipe in shape,
were put forward to recover the exhaust heat from automobiles. To design efficient …

D-mannitol/graphene phase-change composites with structured conformation and thermal pathways allow durable solar–thermal–electric conversion and electricity …

W Lin, J Lai, K Xie, D Liu, K Wu… - ACS Applied Materials & …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Durable electricity generation from a phase-change material (PCM)-assisted solar
thermoelectric generator (STEG) through photo–thermal–electric conversion is a promising …

Numerical analysis of a solar driven thermoelectric generator brick with phase change materials: Performance evaluation and parametric investigations

Y Cai, BH Hong, SQ Zhuang, RB An, WX Wu… - Applied Thermal …, 2022 - Elsevier
Thermoelectric generator (TEG) integrated with phase change material (PCM) has attracted
increasingly wide attentions in the past few years, such as PCM applied on the hot side to …

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 …

Performance and experimental investigation for a novel heat storage based thermoelectric harvester for hypersonic vehicles

Y Wang, K Cheng, C Dang, C Wang, J Qin, H Huang - Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
Health monitoring systems for hypersonic vehicles, based on plenty of sensor nodes, are of
great importance to improve safety and reliability, and are limited by power supply because …

Performance optimization for a novel two-stage thermoelectric generator with different PCMs embedding modes

H Yang, M Li, Z Wang, F Ren, Y Yang, B Ma, Y Zhu - Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
In this study, a novel two-stage TEG with different phase change materials (PCMs)
embedding modes is proposed to improve the efficiency of TEG systems. The output power …

Experimental investigation of a thermal energy storage unit integrated with thermoelectric generators under solar radiation

A Acır, OK Çinici - Solar Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
In this present study, a phase change material (PCM) based thermal energy storage unit
(TESU) integrated with thermoelectric generators (TEGs) was experimentally investigated …