A three-dimensional numerical modeling of thermoelectric device with consideration of coupling of temperature field and electric potential field

XD Wang, YX Huang, CH Cheng, DTW Lin, CH Kang - Energy, 2012 - Elsevier
Thermoelectric devices (TEs) can achieve direct conversion of heat and electricity by
semiconductor materials, coupling of heat transfer and electric conduction is important to …

Simple, fast and accurate maximum power point tracking converter for thermoelectric generators

A Montecucco, J Siviter, AR Knox - 2012 IEEE energy …, 2012 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Thermoelectric generators (TEGs) can harvest thermal energy producing electrical power
from a temperature gradient. They are often employed in dynamic thermal environments …

Theoretical studies on the efficiency of air conditioner based on permeable thermoelectric converter

R Cherkez - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2012 - Elsevier
This study presented the thermoelectric air conditioner unit based on permeable cooling
thermoelements. In the thermoelectric air conditioner unit the air flow is cooled due to a …

Megawatt scale energy recovery in the Rankine cycle

J Siviter, A Knox, J Buckle… - 2012 IEEE Energy …, 2012 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
It has, in recent times, become the focus of national and international political pressure to
reduce the impact of climate change [1]. The amount of CO 2 that is released to the …