[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 …

[HTML][HTML] Constant heat characterisation and geometrical optimisation of thermoelectric generators

A Montecucco, J Siviter, AR Knox - Applied Energy, 2015 - Elsevier
It is well known that for a thermoelectric generator (TEG) in thermal steady-state with
constant temperature difference across it the maximum power point is found at half of the …

Effect of electrical array configuration of thermoelectric modules on waste heat recovery of thermoelectric generator

AA Negash, TY Kim, G Cho - Sensors and Actuators A: Physical, 2017 - Elsevier
An experimental study was undertaken to investigate the effect of the electrical array
configuration of thermoelectric modules (TEMs) on thermoelectric power generation. A …

Thermal cycling of thermoelectric generators: The effect of heating rate

R Merienne, J Lynn, E McSweeney… - Applied energy, 2019 - Elsevier
Thermoelectric generators, or TEGs, are solid state devices which can convert heat directly
into electricity according to the Seebeck effect. When thermoelectric generators are …

Numerical analysis of the effects of electrical and thermal configurations of thermoelectric modules in large-scale thermoelectric generators

IR Cózar, T Pujol, M Lehocky - Applied energy, 2018 - Elsevier
The need to reduce both energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions has boosted
the interest in using thermoelectric generators (TEGs) as waste heat energy harvesters. High …

Analysis and modeling of effective temperature differences and electrical parameters of thermoelectric generators

S Kim - Applied energy, 2013 - Elsevier
We have derived an analytic model describing the interior temperature difference as a
function of the load current of a thermoelectric generator (TEG); we have also proposed a …

Analysis of the internal heat losses in a thermoelectric generator

R Bjørk, DV Christensen, D Eriksen, N Pryds - International Journal of …, 2014 - Elsevier
A 3D thermoelectric numerical model is used to investigate different internal heat loss
mechanisms for a thermoelectric generator with bismuth telluride p-and n-legs. The model …

Modeling and analysis of the effect of thermal losses on thermoelectric generator performance using effective properties

H Lee, J Sharp, D Stokes, M Pearson, S Priya - Applied Energy, 2018 - Elsevier
A mathematical model for a thermoelectric generator (TEG) based on constitutive equations
has been developed to analyze temperature dependent performance in terms of output …

Study of different heat exchange technologies influence on the performance of thermoelectric generators

S Lv, W He, Q Jiang, Z Hu, X Liu, H Chen… - Energy Conversion and …, 2018 - Elsevier
A key challenge in thermoelectric power conversion is to create a significant temperature
difference (Δ T) across the thermoelectric generator (TEG). And one approach to create a …

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 …