A review of power generation with thermoelectric system and its alternative with solar ponds

LC Ding, A Akbarzadeh, L Tan - Renewable and sustainable energy …, 2018 - Elsevier
By using the Seebeck effect to produce electrical voltage, thermoelectric as a highly
scalable, stationary and silent heat engine has undergone a state of vigorous research …

Review of Development Status of Bi2Te3‐Based Semiconductor Thermoelectric Power Generation

Y Chen, X Hou, C Ma, Y Dou… - Advances in Materials …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Semiconductor thermoelectric power generation is a new type of energy‐saving and
environment‐friendly power generation technology, which directly converts heat energy into …

Thermal analysis of a thermoelectric generator for light-duty diesel engines

P Fernández-Yañez, O Armas, A Capetillo… - Applied energy, 2018 - Elsevier
Efficiency of internal combustion engines can be improved indirectly using a waste heat
recovery system. Thermoelectric generators (TEGs) are employed to convert thermal energy …

A method to assess the fuel economy of automotive thermoelectric generators

A Massaguer, E Massaguer, M Comamala, T Pujol… - Applied energy, 2018 - Elsevier
For the widespread application of thermoelectric generators, it is of vital importance to have
convenient simulation tools in order to test the behavioral consequences of a thermoelectric …

[HTML][HTML] Thermal energy harvesting on the bodily surfaces of arms and legs through a wearable thermo-electric generator

A Proto, D Bibbo, M Cerny, D Vala, V Kasik, L Peter… - Sensors, 2018 - mdpi.com
This work analyzes the results of measurements on thermal energy harvesting through a
wearable Thermo-electric Generator (TEG) placed on the arms and legs. Four large skin …

A linear extrapolation-based MPPT algorithm for thermoelectric generators under dynamically varying temperature conditions

B Bijukumar, AGK Raam, SI Ganesan… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper presents a new maximum power point tracking (MPPT) technique for extracting
the maximum power in thermoelectric generator (TEG) systems. Considering the linear …

Multi-objective genetic optimization of the thermoelectric system for thermal management of proton exchange membrane fuel cells

TH Kwan, X Wu, Q Yao - Applied energy, 2018 - Elsevier
As a clean power system with a narrow temperature range of typically 60–95° C, the low
temperature (LT) proton exchange membrane fuel cell (PEMFC) requires an effective …

Energy management strategy of thermoelectric generation for localized air conditioners in commercial vehicles based on 48 V electrical system

X Li, C Xie, S Quan, L Huang, W Fang - Applied energy, 2018 - Elsevier
Automobile exhaust thermoelectric generation technology is an effective way to recover the
waste heat from exhaust gas. In order to minimize electricity cost in commercial vehicles …

A review of thermoelectric power generation systems: Roles of existing test rigs/prototypes and their associated cooling units on output performance

MA Alghoul, SA Shahahmadi, B Yeganeh… - Energy conversion and …, 2018 - Elsevier
Thermoelectric technology is a promising solution to recover waste heat from different
resources. There are numerous researches in the literature that measure performance of …

Numerical analysis of the effects of electrical and thermal configurations of thermoelectric modules in large-scale thermoelectric generators

IR Cózar, T Pujol, M Lehocky - Applied energy, 2018 - Elsevier
The need to reduce both energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions has boosted
the interest in using thermoelectric generators (TEGs) as waste heat energy harvesters. High …