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Reliable Prediction of Efficiency and Output Power and Balance between Materials and Devices in Thermoelectric Power Generators
- Cumulative Temperature Dependence Model for Homogeneous Materials
- Efficiency Based on the Engineering Figure of Merit (ZT )eng
- Output Power Based on the Engineering Power Factor (PF)eng
- Cumulative Temperature Dependence Model for p–n Module Devices
- Cumulative Temperature Dependence Model of p–n Module
- Maximum Efficiency and Output Power Density of p–n Module
- Weight Factors for Practical Contribution of Joule and Thomson Heat in p–n Module
- Relationship between (ZT)eng and [ Z T ] e n g *
- Correlation between Performance Indicators and Materials/Devices Characteristics
- ZT vs. (ZT)eng
- (ZT)eng vs. Efficiency
- (PF)eng vs. Output Power Density
- Direct Indicators for p–n Module Devices
- Engineering Thermal Conductivity κeng: Dilemma of Thermal Conductivity Reduction in Practical Devices
- Steady-State Operation Mode
- Lower Limit of Leg Length for Reliable Thermal Shear Stress
- Upper Limit of Leg Length for Maximum Power Generation
- Engineering Thermal Conductivity on Steady-State Mode
- Engineering Thermal Conductivity on Transient Operation Mode
- Case Study: Bi2Te3-Based Module
- Lmin for Thermomechanical Reliability
- Lmax for Maximum Power Generation
- Intrinsic Lower Limit of κ and the Engineering Thermal Conductivity
- Engineering Thermal Conductivity in Practical Design
- References
Abstract
In 1909, Altenkirch1 first derived the conversion efficiency of a TE generator based on the constant property model (CPM) and identified the desired attributes for three physical properties. Good TE materials have a large Seebeck coefficient (S), low electrical resistivity (ρ), and low thermal conductivity (κ). In 1957, Ioffe2 optimized the TE efficiency as
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