Thermoelectric generators: A review of applications

D Champier - Energy conversion and management, 2017 - Elsevier
In past centuries, men have mainly looked to increase their production of energy in order to
develop their industry, means of transport and quality of life. Since the recent energy crisis …

A comprehensive review on the output voltage/power of wearable thermoelectric generators concerning their geometry and thermoelectric materials

Z Soleimani, S Zoras, B Ceranic, Y Cui, S Shahzad - Nano Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
Wearable thermoelectric generators (TEGs) are considered as a promising power supply for
low power wearable electronics. To obtain high thermoelectric (TE) generation, the focus …

Designing thermoelectric generators for self-powered wearable electronics

F Suarez, A Nozariasbmarz, D Vashaee… - Energy & Environmental …, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
Body wearable sensors and electronics for health and environment monitoring are
becoming increasingly popular as their functionality increases. Thermoelectric generators …

Silk fabric-based wearable thermoelectric generator for energy harvesting from the human body

Z Lu, H Zhang, C Mao, CM Li - Applied energy, 2016 - Elsevier
The development of flexible thermoelectric (TE) power generators for harvesting energy from
the human body has attracted significant interest in recent years. However, thus far, a …

A fully self-powered wearable monitoring system with systematically optimized flexible thermoelectric generator

J Yuan, R Zhu - Applied energy, 2020 - Elsevier
Wearable electronics for personal healthcare and environment awareness are attracting
more and more attentions and gaining wide market acceptance. Wearable monitoring …

Modelling and comprehensive analysis of TEGs with diverse variable leg geometry

OI Ibeagwu - Energy, 2019 - Elsevier
Exhaustive numerical modelling and performance evaluation of numerous forms of variable
thermoelectric legs were performed and critically examined under a steady state condition …

Multi-objective thermo-economic optimization of organic Rankine cycle (ORC) power systems in waste-heat recovery applications using computer-aided molecular …

LMT van Kleef, OA Oyewunmi, CN Markides - Applied Energy, 2019 - Elsevier
In this paper, we develop a framework for designing optimal organic Rankine cycle (ORC)
power systems that simultaneously considers both thermodynamic and economic objectives …

Dynamic responses of wearable thermoelectric generators used for skin waste heat harvesting

A Zhang, D Pang, B Wang, J Wang - Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
A thermodynamic model for skin and wearable thermoelectric generators (WTEGs) system is
developed based on dual-phase-lag (DPL) bioheat transfer. Human skin is regarded as a …

Silk-based flexible electronics and smart wearable Textiles: Progress and beyond

T Xing, A He, Z Huang, Y Luo, Y Zhang, M Wang… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
Flexible electronics and smart wearable textiles have been widely used in healthcare
monitoring, flexible sensing, thermal management, protective clothing, energy storage, and …

Heat transfer enhancement of a modularised thermoelectric power generator for passenger vehicles

B Li, K Huang, Y Yan, Y Li, S Twaha, J Zhu - Applied Energy, 2017 - Elsevier
Transport represents over a quarter of Europe's greenhouse gas emissions and is the
leading cause of air pollution in cities. It has not seen the same gradual decline in emissions …