A comprehensive review of thermoelectric technology: Materials, applications, modelling and performance improvement

S Twaha, J Zhu, Y Yan, B Li - Renewable and sustainable energy reviews, 2016 - Elsevier
Thermoelectric (TE) technology is regarded as alternative and environmentally friendly
technology for harvesting and recovering heat which is directly converted into electrical …

Comprehensive review in waste heat recovery in different thermal energy-consuming processes using thermoelectric generators for electrical power generation

AO Ochieng, TF Megahed, S Ookawara… - Process safety and …, 2022 - Elsevier
This paper presents a comprehensive review of recent studies in electrical power generation
from various thermal-consuming processes. In particular, the paper concentrates on TEG …

Maximum power point tracking converter based on the open-circuit voltage method for thermoelectric generators

A Montecucco, AR Knox - IEEE Transactions on Power …, 2014 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Thermoelectric generators (TEGs) convert heat energy into electricity in a quantity
dependent on the temperature difference across them and the electrical load applied. It is …

[HTML][HTML] The effect of temperature mismatch on thermoelectric generators electrically connected in series and parallel

A Montecucco, J Siviter, AR Knox - Applied Energy, 2014 - Elsevier
The use of thermoelectric generators (TEGs) to recover useful energy from waste heat has
increased rapidly in recent years with applications ranging from microwatts to kilowatts …

Design a new thermoelectric module with high practicability based on experimental measurement

Z Miao, X Meng, L Liu - Energy Conversion and Management, 2021 - Elsevier
In practical applications, the thermoelectric module (TEM) conducts continuous heat
exchange with the external environment. This causes uneven temperature distribution inside …

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 …

Recent developments in thermoelectric generation: A review

D Sanin-Villa - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
The world's growing energy demand poses several concerns regarding the rational and
efficient use of energy resources. This is also the case for many industrial processes, where …

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 …

Transient modeling and dynamic characteristics of thermoelectric cooler

JH Meng, XD Wang, XX Zhang - Applied energy, 2013 - Elsevier
Dynamic characteristics are extremely important for design and operation of thermoelectric
coolers (TECs). This paper develops a three-dimensional transient TEC model based on the …

A three-dimensional model for thermoelectric generator and the influence of Peltier effect on the performance and heat transfer

M Liao, Z He, C Jiang, Y Li, F Qi - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2018 - Elsevier
Thermoelectric generator has been considered as a promising device to recover industrial
waste heat for electricity generating. To figure out the heat transfer and electric conduction …