Advances in thermal energy storage: Fundamentals and applications
Thermal energy storage (TES) is increasingly important due to the demand-supply
challenge caused by the intermittency of renewable energy and waste heat dissipation to …
challenge caused by the intermittency of renewable energy and waste heat dissipation to …
An overview of environmental energy harvesting by thermoelectric generators
M Feng, S Lv, J Deng, Y Guo, Y Wu, G Shi… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2023 - Elsevier
Harvesting sustainable energy from environmental energy through thermoelectric
generators to uninterruptedly generate clean electricity offers a potential solution to the …
generators to uninterruptedly generate clean electricity offers a potential solution to the …
Thermoelectric coolers as thermal management systems for medical applications: Design, optimization, and advancement
Compared with traditional cooling techniques, thermoelectric coolers have drawn massive
attention for small-scale cooling applications, particularly in medical practices …
attention for small-scale cooling applications, particularly in medical practices …
Advances in solar thermoelectric and photovoltaic-thermoelectric hybrid systems for power generation
With the continuously increasing demand for energy, reduction in greenhouse gas emission
for daily energy usage is a challenging task. Solar energy based technologies possess the …
for daily energy usage is a challenging task. Solar energy based technologies possess the …
Thermo-mechanical optimization of thermoelectric generators using deep learning artificial intelligence algorithms fed with verified finite element simulation data
C Maduabuchi - Applied Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
The rising levels of global warming in the environment owing to emissions from fossil-fuel-
based engines has increased the search for efficient clean energy systems. Thermoelectric …
based engines has increased the search for efficient clean energy systems. Thermoelectric …
Improving the performance of a solar thermoelectric generator using nano-enhanced variable area pins
C Maduabuchi - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2022 - Elsevier
Despite the desirable perks offered by solar thermoelectric generators (TEGs), their
efficiencies are nowhere close to those of solar photovoltaic systems. This has limited their …
efficiencies are nowhere close to those of solar photovoltaic systems. This has limited their …
Deep neural networks for quick and precise geometry optimization of segmented thermoelectric generators
To solve the problems of the current optimization methods for solar segmented
thermoelectric generator performance based on numerical methods, this paper applied …
thermoelectric generator performance based on numerical methods, this paper applied …
From sunlight to power: Enhancing 4E performance with two-stage segmented thermoelectric generators in concentrated solar applications
H Alghamdi, C Maduabuchi, K Okoli, A Albaker… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2023 - Elsevier
This research investigates the Concentrated Solar Two-Stage Segmented Thermoelectric
Generator (TSTEG) for efficient solar energy conversion. Through numerical optimization …
Generator (TSTEG) for efficient solar energy conversion. Through numerical optimization …
Overall performance optimisation of tapered leg geometry based solar thermoelectric generators under isoflux conditions
The performance of thermoelectric devices improves either by changing the thermoelectric
material properties or the geometry of the thermoelectric leg. Many research papers show …
material properties or the geometry of the thermoelectric leg. Many research papers show …
Performance optimization and thermodynamic analysis of irreversibility in a contemporary solar thermoelectric generator
CC Maduabuchi, KA Ejenakevwe, CA Mgbemene - Renewable Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
In this paper, a model based on the first and second laws of thermodynamics is developed in
MATLAB R2020a Simulink software and is utilized in thermodynamically optimizing a …
MATLAB R2020a Simulink software and is utilized in thermodynamically optimizing a …