Thermoelectric coolers as thermal management systems for medical applications: Design, optimization, and advancement

SH Zaferani, MW Sams, R Ghomashchi, ZG Chen - Nano energy, 2021 - Elsevier
Compared with traditional cooling techniques, thermoelectric coolers have drawn massive
attention for small-scale cooling applications, particularly in medical practices …

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 …

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 …

Phase change material-enhanced solid-state thermoelectric cooling technology for food refrigeration and storage applications

ARM Siddique, M Bozorgi, K Venkateshwar… - Journal of Energy …, 2023 - Elsevier
In this work, a phase change material (PCM) enhanced thermoelectric (TE) Peltier module-
based cooler has been proposed for the refrigeration and storage applications of the food …

Supercooling in a new two-stage thermoelectric cooler design with phase change material and Thomson effect

PE Ruiz-Ortega, MA Olivares-Robles… - Energy Conversion and …, 2021 - Elsevier
A novel physical model of a two-stage thermoelectric cooler (TEC) is developed, based on
geometry factor (γ) analysis between stages under pulsed current conditions and with phase …

Performance comparison of TEGs for diverse variable leg geometry with the same leg volume

AL Khalil, A Elhassnaoui, S Yadir, O Abdellatif… - Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
The product development process consists of all the steps required to transform a product
from concept to market availability. The volume used to make a product is one of the most …

Geometry and stage number optimization of a concentrating solar multistage segmented thermoelectric generator by exploiting different optimization schemes

C Maduabuchi, M Alobaid - International Journal of Energy …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
To further enhance the performance of the multi‐stage thermoelectric generator (TEG), this
work conducts a comprehensive geometry and stage number optimization of a concentrating …

[HTML][HTML] Experimental investigation and life cycle assessment of a phase change material (PCM) based thermoelectric (TE) refrigerator

M Bozorgi, P Roy, ARM Siddique… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
The advent of innovative engineering concepts and technologies to improve traditional
systems for refrigeration, storage, and transportation of foods is inevitable to reduce energy …

Solar thermoelectric generator and thermoelectric cooler performance: analysis and comparison using a different shape geometry

AL Khalil, S Sahnoun, A Elhassnaoui, S Yadir… - Clean …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Thermoelectric devices are one of the technologies used either to generate electricity by
applying a temperature difference using thermal energy or as a heating/cooling system by …

Machine learning and numerical simulations for electrical, thermodynamic, and mechanical assessment of modified solar thermoelectric generators

M Alobaid, C Maduabuchi, A Albaker, A Almalaq… - Applied Thermal …, 2023 - Elsevier
The frustum leg thermoelectric generator (FLTEG) was recently proposed as a high-
performing power generator. However, there is no basis for proposing this device since its …