A three-dimensional model for thermoelectric generator and the influence of Peltier effect on the performance and heat transfer

M Liao, Z He, C Jiang, Y Li, F Qi - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2018 - Elsevier
Thermoelectric generator has been considered as a promising device to recover industrial
waste heat for electricity generating. To figure out the heat transfer and electric conduction …

Experimental study on the influence of Peltier effect on the output performance of thermoelectric generator and deviation of maximum power point

J Wang, P Cao, X Li, X Song, C Zhao, L Zhu - Energy Conversion and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Thermoelectric generator technology can convert heat into electricity based on Seebeck
effect, but the Peltier effect cannot be neglected in the thermoelectric conversion process. In …

Innovative design of a thermoelectric generator with extended and segmented pin configurations

H Ali, BS Yilbas, A Al-Sharafi - Applied energy, 2017 - Elsevier
A thermoelectric generator is one of the key candidates for the renewable energy devices,
which directly converts waste heat into electricity. The wide applications of the device are …

[PDF][PDF] Effects of temperature dependence of thermoelectric properties on the power and efficiency of a multielement thermoelectric generator

F Meng, L Chen, F Sun - International Journal of Energy and …, 2012 - ijee.ieefoundation.org
Taking temperature dependence of thermoelectric properties and external heat transfer
irreversibility into account synchronously, an improved finite time thermodynamic model of a …

Numerical simulations on the temperature gradient and thermal stress of a thermoelectric power generator

Y Wu, T Ming, X Li, T Pan, K Peng, X Luo - Energy conversion and …, 2014 - Elsevier
Thermoelectric generator is a device taking advantage of the temperature difference in
thermoelectric material to generate electric power, where the higher the temperature …

Experimental study on low-temperature waste heat thermoelectric generator

X Niu, J Yu, S Wang - Journal of Power Sources, 2009 - Elsevier
In order to further studies on thermoelectric generation, an experimental thermoelectric
generator unit incorporating the commercially available thermoelectric modules with the …

Improving the ability of thermoelectric generators to absorb industrial waste heat through three-dimensional structure optimization

Z Miao, X Meng, L Liu - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
A large amount of waste heat in the industrial sector is lost to the environment in the form of
radiant heat, causing serious energy loss. In this study, thermoelectric conversion …

Effects of temperature non-uniformity over the heat spreader on the outputs of thermoelectric power generation system

BT Admasu, X Luo, J Yao - Energy Conversion and Management, 2013 - Elsevier
Thermal energy from different sources can be converted into electricity by using
thermoelectric modules. Controlling the temperature uniformity over the heat spreader of the …

Parametric study of heat-transfer design on the thermoelectric generator system

SC Tzeng, TM Jeng, YL Lin - … Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer, 2014 - Elsevier
This study developed an integral thermoelectric generator system with high-performance
heat transfer and thermoelectric conversion functions, using the metal pin-fin array coupling …

A numerical model and comparative investigation of a thermoelectric generator with multi-irreversibilities

F Meng, L Chen, F Sun - Energy, 2011 - Elsevier
Taking into account inner and external multi-irreversibilities, a complete numerical model of
commercial thermoelectric generator with finned heat exchangers is established by …