A local selection criterion for the composition of graded thermoelectric generators
- 15 January 1998
- journal article
- conference paper
- Published by AIP Publishing in Journal of Applied Physics
- Vol. 83 (2) , 1150-1152
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.366808
Abstract
We present a procedure that locally determines the composition (from a given set of available materials) of a segmented or graded thermoelectric generator leg in order to maximize its output power to a matched load. The method is based on a new interpretation of the electrical output relation, which is organized to resemble a differential output power along the device coordinate. The procedure is applied to calculate the segment length and output power of a segmented bismuth-telluride/iron-disilicide based thermoelectric generator leg.This publication has 2 references indexed in Scilit:
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