Browsing by Subject "Thermoelectric energy conversion"
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Efficiency study of a commercial thermoelectric power generator (TEG) under thermal cycling
(2010)Thermoelectric generators (TEGs) make use of the Seebeck effect in semiconductors for the direct conversion of heat to electrical energy. The possible use of a device consisting of numerous TEG modules for waste heat ...
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Inhomogeneities and Effective Mass in Doped Mg2Si
(2016)Magnesium silicide (Mg2Si)-based materials are promising candidates as thermoelectric components for mid-temperature range (500–900 K) energy conversion. Many different approaches for determining the parabolicity of the ...
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Simulation based design of a thermoelectric energy harvesting device for aircraft applications
(American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2017)Maintenance is, amongst others, a key cost driver in aircraft operation. A wireless monitoring device might be able to reduce these costs. However, the supply of energy to such system via power lines would result in ...
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Thermoelectric materials and applications on the recovery of waste heat energy
(Affiliation: Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, University of Cyprus, 1678, Nicosia, CyprusCorrespondence Address: Kyratsi, T.Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, University of Cyprus, 1678, Nicosia, Cyprus, 2010)Today, thermoelectric (TE) technology offers a solution regarding large amounts of energy that are lost as waste heat from various applications. In this paper, the need for better thermoelectric materials is addressed and ...