dc.contributor.author | Li, W | |
dc.contributor.author | Paul, MC | |
dc.contributor.author | Montecucco, A | |
dc.contributor.author | Siviter, J | |
dc.contributor.author | Knox, AR | |
dc.contributor.author | Sweet, T | |
dc.contributor.author | Gao, M | |
dc.contributor.author | Baig, H | |
dc.contributor.author | Mallick, TK | |
dc.contributor.author | Han, G | |
dc.contributor.author | Gregory, DH | |
dc.contributor.author | Azough, F | |
dc.contributor.author | Freer, R | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2018-03-14T15:38:53Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2017-03-23 | |
dc.description.abstract | Transient and steady-state multiphysics numerical simulations are performed to investigate the thermal and electrical performances of a thermoelectric generator (TEG) module placed between hot and cold blocks. Effects of heat radiation, leg length and Seebeck coefficient on the TEG thermal and electrical performances are identified. A new correlation for the Seebeck coefficient with temperature is proposed. Radiation effects on the thermal and electric performances are found to be negligible under both transient and steady-state conditions. The leg length of the TEG module shows a considerable influence on the electrical performance but little on the thermal performance under transient conditions. A nearly linear temperature profile on a leg of the TEG module is identified. The temperature profile of the substrate surfaces is non-uniform, especially in the contacted areas between the straps (tabs) and the substrates. | en_GB |
dc.description.sponsorship | The work is supported by EPSRC SUPERGEN Solar Challenge with grant: EP/K022156/1-Scalable Solar Thermoelectrics and Photovoltaics (SUNTRAP). | en_GB |
dc.identifier.citation | Vol. 10, pp. 63 - 72 | en_GB |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1016/j.csite.2017.03.005 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10871/32113 | |
dc.language.iso | en | en_GB |
dc.publisher | Elsevier | en_GB |
dc.rights | © 2017 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd. Open Access funded by Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council. Under a Creative Commons license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ | en_GB |
dc.subject | Thermoelectric generator | en_GB |
dc.subject | Thermal and electrical analysis | en_GB |
dc.subject | Radiation | en_GB |
dc.subject | Heat transfer | en_GB |
dc.subject | Multiphysics simulation | en_GB |
dc.title | Multiphysics simulations of thermoelectric generator modules with cold and hot blocks and effects of some factors | en_GB |
dc.type | Article | en_GB |
dc.date.available | 2018-03-14T15:38:53Z | |
dc.identifier.issn | 2214-157X | |
dc.description | This is the final version of the article. Available from Elsevier via the DOI in this record. | en_GB |
dc.identifier.journal | Case Studies in Thermal Engineering | en_GB |