Experimental investigation of waste heat recovery of thermoelectric generators with temperature gradient

X Ma, S Hu, W Hu, Y Luo, H Cheng - International Journal of Heat and Mass …, 2022 - Elsevier
In gas-to-liquid thermoelectric generators (TEG), the stream-wise gas temperature drop on
hot side is inevitable and then the problem of decreased power output appears due to the …

Experimental study of thermoelectric generator with different numbers of modules for waste heat recovery

M Ge, Z Li, Y Zhao, Z Xuan, Y Li, Y Zhao - Applied Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
Significant amounts of residual heat are contained in the exhaust of internal combustion
engines. In this regard, thermoelectric generation is recognized as one of the techniques …

The effect of channel dimensions and configuration of thermoelectric elements on the performance of thermoelectric generator module for waste heat recovery

Z Ghoreishi, S Khalilarya, S Jafarmadar - International Journal of Heat and …, 2023 - Elsevier
The use of thermoelectric modules can be effective in recovering waste heat in combustion
gasses due to their special properties. In this study, due to the low efficiency of …

An experimental investigation on the performance of TEGs with a compact heat exchanger design towards low-grade thermal energy recovery

W Yang, H Xie, L Sun, C Ju, B Li, C Li, H Zhang… - Applied Thermal …, 2021 - Elsevier
Thermoelectric generator (TEG) is a promising technology for low-grade heat recovery,
whereas the scalability of TEGs remains challenging. Modular design with an ideal thermal …

Performance optimization of a segmented converging thermoelectric generator for waste heat recovery

J Chen, R Wang, D Luo, W Zhou - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2022 - Elsevier
In this work, a segmented converging thermoelectric generator is proposed and optimized
by designing a variable converging angle in each segment of the heat exchanger. A …

[HTML][HTML] Experimental and numerical study on the effect of interfacial heat transfer on performance of thermoelectric generators

G Li, Z Wang, F Wang, X Wang, S Li, M Xue - Energies, 2019 - mdpi.com
The application of thermoelectric generator (TEG) systems in waste heat recovery has
attracted more and more attention. In this work, the effect of interfacial heat transfer on the …

Experimental investigation on thermoelectric generator with non-uniform hot-side heat exchanger for waste heat recovery

X Lu, X Yu, Z Qu, Q Wang, T Ma - Energy Conversion and Management, 2017 - Elsevier
In typical gas-to-liquid thermoelectric generators for waste heat recovery, the stream-wise
gas temperature drop in the hot-side heat exchanger leads to the decrease of power output …

Development of a compact thermoelectric generator consisting of printed circuit heat exchangers

W Lee, J Lee - Energy Conversion and Management, 2018 - Elsevier
Printed circuit heat exchangers (PCHEs) are employed to improve the compactness of a
thermoelectric generator (TEG). PCHEs allows miniaturization of the heat exchanger without …

Design a high-performance thermoelectric generator by analyzing industrial heat transfer

Z Miao, X Meng, X Li - Applied Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
Industrial production will release a large amount of waste heat into the environment and
cause serious energy waste. Currently, most waste heat recovery technologies cannot …

Analyzing and optimizing the power generation performance of thermoelectric generators based on an industrial environment

Z Miao, X Meng, L Liu - Journal of Power Sources, 2022 - Elsevier
The industrial production process consumes electricity and generates a lot of waste heat.
Recycling waste heat for power generation can effectively improve energy efficiency. This …