Recent progress of thermoelectric applications for cooling/heating, power generation, heat flux sensor and potential prospect of their integrated applications

L Huang, Y Zheng, L Xing, B Hou - Thermal Science and Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
With the acceleration of industrial development, the demand for energy is also increasing.
People are now facing the main problems of energy crisis and environmental pollution …

3D model of thermoelectric generator (TEG) case study: Effect of flow regime on the TEG performance

A Eldesoukey, H Hassan - Energy Conversion and Management, 2019 - Elsevier
In this study, an investigation of a new three-dimensional model of thermoelectric generators
(TEGs) by using CFD modeling is performed. A solution is presented for the physical model …

Thermal conductivity, electrical resistivity, and dimensionless figure of merit (ZT) determination of thermoelectric materials by impedance spectroscopy up to 250 C

B Beltrán-Pitarch, J Prado-Gonjal, AV Powell… - Journal of Applied …, 2018 - pubs.aip.org
Impedance spectroscopy has been shown as a promising method to characterize
thermoelectric (TE) materials and devices. In particular, the possibility to determine the …

Performance analysis of vaporizer tube with thermoelectric generator applied to cold energy recovery of liquefied natural gas

M Ge, X Wang, Y Zhao, S Wang, L Liu - Energy conversion and …, 2019 - Elsevier
The gasification process of liquified natural gas (LNG) releases a significant amount of cold
energy. Traditional vaporizers release cold energy directly into the environment, resulting in …

Complete implementation of the combined TEG-TEC temperature control and energy harvesting system

TH Kwan, X Wu, Q Yao - Control Engineering Practice, 2020 - Elsevier
Previously, the combined thermoelectric generator and cooler (TEG-TEC) control technique
was proposed for thermal management of devices, where the TEG mode is used for energy …

Bidirectional operation of the thermoelectric device for active temperature control of fuel cells

TH Kwan, X Wu, Q Yao - Applied Energy, 2018 - Elsevier
The thermoelectric (TE) device enables a conversion interface between the heat transfer
and the electricity domain. Specifically, it can operate bi-directionally–Heat can be converted …

Analysis and small signal modeling of five-level series resonant inverter

AET Maamar, MH Helaimi, R Taleb, M Kermadi… - IEEE …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper explains the implementation of a small-signal model for a new five-level series
resonant inverter structure. The proposed circuit combines the advantages of multilevel …

Characterization of thermal contacts between heat exchangers and a thermoelectric module by impedance spectroscopy

B Beltrán-Pitarch, F Vidan, J Garcia-Canadas - Applied Thermal …, 2020 - Elsevier
Heat to electricity energy conversion efficiency of a thermoelectric (TE) device is not only
influenced by the TE materials properties, but it also depends on the temperature difference …

Thermoelectric device multi-objective optimization using a simultaneous TEG and TEC characterization

TH Kwan, X Wu, Q Yao - Energy Conversion and Management, 2018 - Elsevier
The thermoelectric (TE) device enables a conversion interface between the heat transfer
and the electricity domain. Specifically, it can operate bi-directionally–Heat can be converted …

Towards a comprehensive model for characterising and assessing thermoelectric modules by impedance spectroscopy

R Mesalam, HR Williams, RM Ambrosi… - Applied Energy, 2018 - Elsevier
Thermoelectric devices have potential energy conversion applications ranging from space
exploration through to mass-market products. Standardised, accurate and repeatable high …