Multiphysics Simulations of a Thermoelectric Generator

Wenguang Li; Manosh C. Paul; Andrea Montecucco; Andrew R. Knox; Jonathan Siviter; Nazmi Sellami; Xian Long Meng; Eduardo Fernandez Fernandez; Tapas K. Mallick; Paul Mullen; Ali Ashraf; Antonio Samarelli; Lourdes Ferre Llin; Douglas J. Paul; Duncan H. Gregory; Min Gao; Tracy Sweet; Feridoon Azough; Robert Lowndes; Robert Freer

doi:10.1016/j.egypro.2015.07.473

Multiphysics Simulations of a Thermoelectric Generator

Wenguang Li, Manosh C. Paul, Andrea Montecucco, Andrew R. Knox, Jonathan Siviter, Nazmi Sellami, Xian Long Meng, Eduardo Fernandez Fernandez, Tapas K. Mallick, Paul Mullen, Ali Ashraf, Antonio Samarelli, Lourdes Ferre Llin, Douglas J. Paul, Duncan H. Gregory, Min Gao, Tracy Sweet, Feridoon Azough, Robert Lowndes, Robert Freer

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Transient multiphysics simulations are performed to investigate the thermal and electric performance of a thermoelectric generator (TEG) module placed between hot and cold blocks. Effects of heat radiation, thermal and electric contact on the TEG are examined and the simulated results are compared with experimental data. The predicted temperature difference across the TEG module and the electric voltage and power are in very good agreement with the experimental data. The radiation effect on the thermal and electric performance is negligible and the temperature at the interface of the TEG module substrates is predicted to be non-uniform. The peak temperatures are found in the both ends of the legs, and the maximum Joule heat is generated at the leg ends connected with the hot substrate.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	633-638
Number of pages	6
Journal	Energy Procedia
Volume	75
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.egypro.2015.07.473
Publication status	Published - 2015
Event	7th International Conference on Applied Energy, ICAE 2015 - Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Duration: Mar 28 2015 → Mar 31 2015

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Li, W., Paul, M. C., Montecucco, A., Knox, A. R., Siviter, J., Sellami, N., Meng, X. L., Fernandez, E. F., Mallick, T. K., Mullen, P., Ashraf, A., Samarelli, A., Llin, L. F., Paul, D. J., Gregory, D. H., Gao, M., Sweet, T., Azough, F., Lowndes, R., & Freer, R. (2015). Multiphysics Simulations of a Thermoelectric Generator. Energy Procedia, 75, 633-638. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.egypro.2015.07.473

Li, W, Paul, MC, Montecucco, A, Knox, AR, Siviter, J, Sellami, N, Meng, XL, Fernandez, EF, Mallick, TK, Mullen, P, Ashraf, A, Samarelli, A, Llin, LF, Paul, DJ, Gregory, DH, Gao, M, Sweet, T, Azough, F, Lowndes, R & Freer, R 2015, 'Multiphysics Simulations of a Thermoelectric Generator', Energy Procedia, vol. 75, pp. 633-638. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.egypro.2015.07.473

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