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 …

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 …

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 …

Recent advances in the nanomaterials, design, fabrication approaches of thermoelectric nanogenerators for various applications

A Kim, P Kumar, PK Annamalai… - Advanced Materials …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Thermoelectric nanogenerators (TENGs) are promising sustainable energy devices that
utilize thermoelectric (TE) effect of nanomaterials to convert a temperature gradient into …

Deep neural networks for quick and precise geometry optimization of segmented thermoelectric generators

C Maduabuchi, C Eneh, AA Alrobaian, M Alkhedher - Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
To solve the problems of the current optimization methods for solar segmented
thermoelectric generator performance based on numerical methods, this paper applied …

Overall performance optimisation of tapered leg geometry based solar thermoelectric generators under isoflux conditions

C Maduabuchi, H Njoku, M Eke, C Mgbemene… - Journal of Power …, 2021 - Elsevier
The performance of thermoelectric devices improves either by changing the thermoelectric
material properties or the geometry of the thermoelectric leg. Many research papers show …

Effects of leg geometry and multistaging of thermoelectric modules on the performance of a photovoltaic‐thermoelectric system using different photovoltaic cells

C Maduabuchi, R Lamba, H Njoku… - … Journal of Energy …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Research into improving the performance of photovoltaic (PV) systems using thermoelectric
generators (TEGs) has gained increased interest in recent times. Few studies have …

Accurate prophecy of photovoltaic-segmented thermoelectric generator's performance using a neural network that feeds on finite element-generated data

C Maduabuchi, M Alanazi, A Alzahmi - Sustainable Energy, Grids and …, 2022 - Elsevier
To further enhance the photovoltaic–thermoelectric system efficiency, this paper proposes a
new hybrid system design comprising a segmented thermoelectric generator and aluminum …

The combined impacts of leg geometry configuration and multi-staging on the exergetic performance of thermoelectric modules in a solar thermoelectric generator

C Maduabuchi, S Singh… - Journal of …, 2022 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
The performance of thermoelectric generators (TEGs) can be improved either by the
adoption of multi-stage or tapered leg configuration. So far, a hybrid device that …

[HTML][HTML] Economic and thermal performance analysis of two-stage thin-film solar thermoelectric power generator

MW Tian, IB Mansir, SM Eldin, H Ayed, H Loukil… - Case Studies in Thermal …, 2023 - Elsevier
One of the performance enhancement strategies in thermoelectric technology is application
of two-stage leg instead of normal single stage leg structure. However, for a thin-film solar …