• DocumentCode
    3342556
  • Title

    Potential applications of advanced thermoelectrics in the automobile industry

  • Author

    Morelli, Donald T.

  • Author_Institution
    Phys. & Phys. Chem. Dept., Gen. Motors Res. & Dev. Center, Warren, MI, USA
  • fYear
    1996
  • fDate
    26-29 March 1996
  • Firstpage
    383
  • Lastpage
    386
  • Abstract
    Several proposed applications of thermoelectric devices in the automobile industry are reviewed. These are: exhaust gas thermoelectric generator; air conditioning (thermoelectric cooling); and microelectronics cooling using thin-film thermoelectrics. The key to the realization of these technologies is the continued development of new materials with increased thermoelectric efficiency.
  • Keywords
    air conditioning; automotive electronics; cooling; semiconductor device packaging; thermoelectric conversion; thermoelectric devices; thin film devices; air conditioning; automobile industry; exhaust gas thermoelectric generator; materials development; microelectronics cooling; thermoelectric cooling; thermoelectric efficiency; thermoelectrics; thin-film thermoelectrics; Absorption; Automobiles; Cooling; Exhaust systems; Physics; Power generation; Prototypes; Temperature distribution; Thermoelectric devices; Thermoelectricity;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Thermoelectrics, 1996., Fifteenth International Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Pasadena, CA, USA
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-3221-0
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ICT.1996.553509
  • Filename
    553509