Title :
A study on efficient power generation by utilizing temperature difference
Author :
Otaki, Tetsuya ; Watanabe, Kajiro ; Kobayashi, Kazuyuki ; Kurihara, Yosuke
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Syst. Control Eng., Hosei Univ., Tokyo, Japan
Abstract :
This paper describes the efficient generation of electric power by utilizing the Seebeck effect. The generated power is low, but capable of driving microelectronic devices, which work well with very low power consumption. For a high rate of efficiency, it is important to maintain the temperature difference, which limits the application. We considered several interesting applications that naturally maintain the temperature difference.
Keywords :
Seebeck effect; electric power generation; thermoelectric devices; Seebeck effect; electric power generation; microelectronic devices; power consumption; temperature difference; Boats; Power generation; Rivers; Semiconductor device measurement; Temperature measurement; Thermoelectricity; Voltage measurement; Seebeck effect; energy; microenergy conservation; temperature;
Conference_Titel :
SICE Annual Conference 2010, Proceedings of
Conference_Location :
Taipei
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-7642-8