DocumentCode
1354543
Title
The effect of source and sink thermal resistance on thermoelectric generator performance
Author
Gray, P. E.
Author_Institution
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Mass.
Volume
79
Issue
1
fYear
1960
fDate
3/1/1960 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
15
Lastpage
19
Abstract
A static analysis of the thermoelectric generator is necessary in order to specify the electrical loading condition for maximum energy conversion efficiency and to determine the corresponding efficiency. Ioffe has done this for the simple case of a single p-n junction thermocouple, and his analysis has been extended to include the effect of temperature dependent parameters by Borrego, Lyden, and Blair.1,2 Harman has considered a cascade generator and has shown how its design can be optimized.3
Keywords
Equations; Generators; Junctions; Mathematical model; Resistance heating; Thermal resistance;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
American Institute of Electrical Engineers, Part I: Communication and Electronics, Transactions of the
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0097-2452
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/TCE.1960.6368534
Filename
6368534
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