Steady-state thermal-electric analysis of a π-shaped 8-pair thermoelectric generator

Enes Kilinc; Fatih Uysal; Erdal Celik; Huseyin Kurt

doi:10.1016/j.matpr.2019.02.049

Steady-state thermal-electric analysis of a π-shaped 8-pair thermoelectric generator

Enes Kilinc^*, Fatih Uysal, Erdal Celik, Huseyin Kurt

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Abstract

In this study, steady-state thermal-electric analysis of a π-shaped 8-pair TEG was performed by finite element method using thermal-electric module in Ansys Workbench for high temperature applications. TE powders of Ca_2.7Ag_0.3Co₄O₉ and Zn_0.94Al_0.04In_0.02O were synthesized by sol-gel method followed by cold pressing (CP) to obtain bulk samples. High temperature thermoelectric properties of the bulk samples were used for p- and n-type legs, respectively. In the model, a ΔT temperature difference of 400 °C was applied to obtain a high temperature power output. As a result of the thermal-electric analysis, temperature distribution and total current density along the TEG were evaluated.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	523-530
Number of pages	8
Journal	Materials Today: Proceedings
Volume	8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr.2019.02.049
Publication status	Published - 2019
Externally published	Yes
Event	15th European Conference on Thermoelectrics, ECT 2017 - Padua, Italy Duration: 25 Sept 2017 → 27 Sept 2017

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Keywords

Finite-element analysis
Sol-gel process
Thermal-electric analysis
Thermoelectric generators
Thermoelectric power generation

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Steady-state thermal-electric analysis of a π-shaped 8-pair thermoelectric generator

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