Thermoelectric generators: A review of applications

D Champier - Energy conversion and management, 2017 - Elsevier
In past centuries, men have mainly looked to increase their production of energy in order to
develop their industry, means of transport and quality of life. Since the recent energy crisis …

Advances in the applications of thermoelectric generators

J He, K Li, L Jia, Y Zhu, H Zhang, J Linghu - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2024 - Elsevier
Amid energy crises and environmental concerns, thermoelectric generators have gained
interest as eco-friendly power sources by directly converting heat to electricity. Given the …

A review on thermoelectric generators: Progress and applications

MA Zoui, S Bentouba, JG Stocholm, M Bourouis - Energies, 2020 - mdpi.com
A thermoelectric effect is a physical phenomenon consisting of the direct conversion of heat
into electrical energy (Seebeck effect) or inversely from electrical current into heat (Peltier …

Thermoelectric energy harvesting: basic principles and applications

D Enescu - Green energy advances, 2019 - books.google.com
Green energy harvesting aims to supply electricity to electric or electronic systems from one
or different energy sources present in the environment without grid connection or utilisation …

Energy harvesting technologies for structural health monitoring of airplane components—A review

S Zelenika, Z Hadas, S Bader, T Becker, P Gljušćić… - Sensors, 2020 - mdpi.com
With the aim of increasing the efficiency of maintenance and fuel usage in airplanes,
structural health monitoring (SHM) of critical composite structures is increasingly expected …

Performance optimization of a thermoelectric generator for automotive application using an improved whale optimization algorithm

R Quan, H Guo, D Liu, Y Chang, H Wan - Sustainable Energy & Fuels, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Due to the low conversion efficiency and limited figure of merit (ZT) of thermoelectric
modules (TEMs), the output power of thermoelectric generators (TEGs) should be improved …

State-of-the-art review of energy harvesting applications by using thermoelectric generators

B Safaei, S Erdem… - Mechanics of …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Global energy demand is increasing day by day and this has led to the discovery of
developed technologies to produce the required energy. Heat is a very common source to …

Advances and outlook of TE-PCM system: a review

A Liu, H **e, Z Wu, Y Wang - Carbon Neutrality, 2022 - Springer
This review reports the most recent developments of thermoelectric (TE) system coupled
with phase change material (PCM) and its promising integration options within various PCM …

A novel thermoelectric harvester based on high-performance phase change material for space application

Y Tu, W Zhu, T Lu, Y Deng - Applied energy, 2017 - Elsevier
In this study, a thermoelectric energy harvesting device applied with extremely large
temperature variation (from+ 100° C to− 50° C) for space application is presented using …

Investigation of a double-PCM-based thermoelectric energy-harvesting device using temperature fluctuations in an ambient environment

X Liao, Y Liu, J Ren, L Guan, X Sang, B Wang… - Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
Energy-harvesting devices, consisting of thermoelectric modules and phase change
materials (PCMs), can extract energy from the ambient environment for the self-power …