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Thermoelectric device characterization and solar thermoelectric system modeling
… costs and an emphasis on energy efficiency. Thermoelectric (TE) devices can be used either as heat pumps for localized environmental control or heat engines to convert heat into electricity. Thermoelectrics are appealing because they have no moving parts, are highly reliable, have high power …
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Equivalent circuits of thermoelectric coolers.
… of electrical devices. In this work a thermoelectric system is represented by equivalent circuits. The first part of work is introductory. It contains the definitions and derivations of the various thermoelectric effects. A detailed description of the construction and the test results …
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Design and analysis of a thermoelectric energy harvesting system for powering sensing nodes in nuclear power plant
In this work, a thermoelectric energy harvester system aimed at harvesting energy for locally powering sensor nodes in nuclear power plant coolant loops has been designed, fabricated and tested. Different mathematical modeling methods have been validated by comparing with experimental results. The …
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Integrated optimization of thermoelectric systems
Thermoelectric devices present unique opportunities for sustainable energy conversion. While research efforts have remarkably improved material capabilities over the past several decades, material advancement alone is insufficient to realize the full potential of thermoelectric technology [25, 24, …
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The effect of quantum confinement on the thermoelectric figure of merit
The thermoelectric figure of merit (Z) determines the usefulness of a material for thermoelectric energy conversion applications. Since the 1960's, the best thermoelectric material has been Bi2Te3 alloys, with a ZT of 1.0 at a temperature ofT = 300 K. The advancement of nano-scale technologies has …