Thermoelectric power generation for battery charging

Rahman, Md. Ashikur; Shuttleworth, R.

doi:10.1109/empd.1995.500723

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“…In the simulation of electrical systems, traditionally, the thermoelectric device model and the load circuit model are implemented separately [12]- [16]. In the thermoelectric device model, usually a linear resistor is extracted to represent the input characteristics of the load circuit, which, however, might contain capacitive, inductive, and transistor components.…”

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“…In a typical load circuit such as a battery charging circuit, very often power electronics and control circuitry are included. For example, special dc-dc converters have been designed for TEGs to boost the output voltage, and the maximum power point tracking (MPPT) controllers have been applied to elevate the system performance [12]- [16]. Such electrical systems have to be designed in terms of an appropriate model of the thermoelectric device over a wide range of operation conditions for efficient conversion.…”

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Numerical Modeling of Thermoelectric Generators With Varing Material Properties in a Circuit Simulator

Chen

Rosendahl

Condra

et al. 2009

IEEE Trans. Energy Convers.

128

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When a thermoelectric generator (TEG) and its external load circuitry are considered together as a system, the codesign and cooptimization of the electronics and the device are crucial in maximizing the system efficiency. In this paper, an accurate TEG model is proposed and implemented in a SPICE-compatible environment. This model of thermoelectric battery accounts for all temperature-dependent characteristics of the thermoelectric materials to include the nonlinear voltage, current, and electrothermal coupled effects. It is validated with simulation data from the recognized program ANSYS and experimental data from a real thermoelectric device, respectively. Within a common circuit simulator, the model can be easily connected to various electrical models of applied loads to predict and optimize the system performance.

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Numerical Modeling of Thermoelectric Generators With Varing Material Properties in a Circuit Simulator

Chen

Rosendahl

Condra

et al. 2009

IEEE Trans. Energy Convers.

128

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“…Laird et al [15] have compared the performance of various maximum power point tracking algorithms for the thermoelectric power generator. Thermoelectric power generator with MPPT for battery charging application have been discussed by [16][17][18] and found that MPPT increases the charging power of the battery.…”

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Thermodynamic studies and maximum power point tracking in thermoelectric generator–thermoelectric cooler combined system

Manikandan

Kaushik

2015

Cryogenics

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“…And some control methods such as Maximum Power Point Tracking (MPPT) and constant voltage have also been investigated to apply to the TEG module [12]. A TEG module was also used for battery charging and reported in [13]. This paper presents an equivalent electrical circuit model of TEG modules and this model can be easily embedded into simulation software like Pspice or Saber for circuit analysis and design.…”

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Modeling and power conditioning for thermoelectric generation

Chen

Cao

Huang

et al. 2008

2008 IEEE Power Electronics Specialists Conference

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In this paper, the principle and basic structure of the thermoelectric module is introduced. The steadystate and dynamic behaviors of a single TE module are characterized. An electric model of TE modules is developed and can be embedded in the simulation software for circuit analysis and design. The issues associated with the application of the TEG models is analyzed and pointed out. Power electronic technologies provide solutions for thermoelectric generation with features such as load interfacing, maximum power point tracking, power conditioning and failed module bypassing. A maximum power point tracking algorithm is developed and implemented with a DC-DC converter and low cost microcontroller. Experimental results demonstrated that the power electronic circuit can extract the maximum electrical power from the thermoelectric modules and feed electric loads regardless of the thermoelectric module's heat flux and load impedance or conditions.I.

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Thermoelectric power generation for battery charging

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Numerical Modeling of Thermoelectric Generators With Varing Material Properties in a Circuit Simulator

Numerical Modeling of Thermoelectric Generators With Varing Material Properties in a Circuit Simulator

Thermodynamic studies and maximum power point tracking in thermoelectric generator–thermoelectric cooler combined system

Modeling and power conditioning for thermoelectric generation

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