Start-up modes of thermoelectric generator based on vehicle exhaust waste heat recovery

A comprehensive review of thermoelectric technology: Materials, applications, modelling and performance improvement

“…1. A TEG is a solid-state device that can convert heat directly into electrical energy when a temperature difference is placed across it [25]. The TE module consists of arrays of N and P type semiconductors in which, by applying a heat source on one side and a cooler heat sink to the other side, electric power is produced and vice versa.…”

Parameter analysis and optimal design for two-stage thermoelectric cooler

“…Many studies have devoted to investigating and optimizing the performance of thermoelectric device [5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20]. These works can be summarized as following aspects: modeling and performance analysis of thermoelectric modules [5][6][7][8][9][10], solar-based thermoelectric technologies for generating power [8], waste heat recovery [10][11][12][13][14], as well as structure design and optimization for the thermoelectric device [15][16][17][18][19][20]. Recently, several review articles [1][2][3][4] conducted comprehensive reviews on the thermoelectric device concerning the materials, modeling, parameters, performance, and applications.…”

“…Recently, several review articles [1][2][3][4] conducted comprehensive reviews on the thermoelectric device concerning the materials, modeling, parameters, performance, and applications. For temperature control objective, thermoelectric cooler is widely used in recent years due to its advantage of creating a steady and low-temperature operating environment [2,[5][6][7][8][9][10][11]. Because of the performance limit of thermoelectric materials, however, the commercially available single-stage TEC can only provide a maximum temperature difference of about 70 K when the hot end remains at room temperature [21].…”

Performance analysis and optimum operation of a thermoelectric generator by Taguchi method

“…Among the developing methods of renewable energy, thermoelectric generators (TEGs) are a promising device in that they can convert waste heat into electricity [1,2]. In recent years, the practical applications of TEGs through waste heat recovery have been reported in many studies.…”