An overview of environmental energy harvesting by thermoelectric generators

M Feng, S Lv, J Deng, Y Guo, Y Wu, G Shi… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2023 - Elsevier
Harvesting sustainable energy from environmental energy through thermoelectric
generators to uninterruptedly generate clean electricity offers a potential solution to the …

A Review of thermoelectric generators in automobile waste heat recovery systems for improving energy utilization

S Bhakta, B Kundu - Energies, 2024 - mdpi.com
With the progress of modern times, automobile technology has become integral to human
society. At the same time, the need for energy has also grown. In parallel, the total amount of …

Deep neural networks for quick and precise geometry optimization of segmented thermoelectric generators

C Maduabuchi, C Eneh, AA Alrobaian, M Alkhedher - Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
To solve the problems of the current optimization methods for solar segmented
thermoelectric generator performance based on numerical methods, this paper applied …

Thermo-mechanical optimization of thermoelectric generators using deep learning artificial intelligence algorithms fed with verified finite element simulation data

C Maduabuchi - Applied Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
The rising levels of global warming in the environment owing to emissions from fossil-fuel-
based engines has increased the search for efficient clean energy systems. Thermoelectric …

Improving the performance of a solar thermoelectric generator using nano-enhanced variable area pins

C Maduabuchi - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2022 - Elsevier
Despite the desirable perks offered by solar thermoelectric generators (TEGs), their
efficiencies are nowhere close to those of solar photovoltaic systems. This has limited their …

Machine learning model for transient exergy performance of a phase change material integrated-concentrated solar thermoelectric generator

H Alghamdi, C Maduabuchi, DS Mbachu… - Applied Thermal …, 2023 - Elsevier
Despite the merits of incorporating phase change materials in concentrating solar
thermoelectric generating systems, the following research gaps still need to be filled to make …

Thermoelectric generation from exhaust heat in electrified natural gas trucks: modeling and analysis of an integrated engine system performance improvement

R Sok, J Kusaka, H Nakashima… - Journal of …, 2023 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
Using thermoelectric generators (TEG) to reduce exhaust heat loss from internal combustion
engines can improve emissions and the fuel economy of conventional and electrified …

Machine learning and numerical simulations for electrical, thermodynamic, and mechanical assessment of modified solar thermoelectric generators

M Alobaid, C Maduabuchi, A Albaker, A Almalaq… - Applied Thermal …, 2023 - Elsevier
The frustum leg thermoelectric generator (FLTEG) was recently proposed as a high-
performing power generator. However, there is no basis for proposing this device since its …

Machine Learning Performance Prediction of a Solar Photovoltaic‐Thermoelectric System with Various Crystalline Silicon Cell Types

H Alghamdi, C Maduabuchi, A Albaker… - … Journal of Energy …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Since the solar photovoltaic‐thermoelectric (PV‐TE) is an upcoming technology, the current
literature on PV‐TEs have failed to thoroughly investigate the effects of different solar cell …

[HTML][HTML] Predicting the optimal performance of a concentrated solar segmented variable leg thermoelectric generator using neural networks

C Maduabuchi, H Fagehi, I Alatawi, M Alkhedher - Energies, 2022 - mdpi.com
The production of high-performing thermoelectrics is limited by the high computational
energy and time required by the current finite element method solvers that are used to …