期刊
JOURNAL OF POWER SOURCES
卷 255, 期 -, 页码 151-156出版社
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpowsour.2014.01.002
关键词
Thermoelectric uni-couple; Optimal footprint ratio; Maximum power generation; Heat transfer coefficient
资金
- Danish Council for Strategic Research, Programme Commission on Energy and Environment [823032]
The development studies in thermoelectric generator (TEG) systems are mostly disconnected to parametric optimization of the module components. In this study, optimum footprint ratio of n- and p-type thermoelectric (TE) elements is explored to achieve maximum power generation, maximum cost-performance, and variation of efficiency in the uni-couple over a wide range of the heat transfer coefficient on the cold junction. The three-dimensional (3D) governing equations of the thermoelectricity and the heat transfer are solved using the finite element method (FEM) for temperature dependent properties of TE materials. The results, which are in good agreement with the previous computational studies, show that the maximum power generation and the maximum cost-performance in the module occur at A(n)/A(p) < 1 due to difference in electrical resistance and heat conductivity of the considered materials. (C) 2014 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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