کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
5148802 1497867 2017 7 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
A modeling comparison between a two-stage and three-stage cascaded thermoelectric generator
موضوعات مرتبط
مهندسی و علوم پایه شیمی الکتروشیمی
پیش نمایش صفحه اول مقاله
A modeling comparison between a two-stage and three-stage cascaded thermoelectric generator
چکیده انگلیسی
In this work, a comparison between the performance of two- and three-stage cascaded thermoelectric generator (TEG) devices is analyzed based on a prescribed maximum hot side temperature of 973 K, an imposed maximum heat input of 505 W, and a fixed cold side temperature of 473 K. Half-Heusler is used as a thermoelectric (TE) material in the top higher temperature stage and skutterudite as a TE in the bottom lower temperature stage for the two-stage structure. Lead telluride is added in the middle stage to form the three-stage structure. Based on the prescribed constraints, the two-stage cascaded TEG is found to produce a power output of 42 W with an efficiency of 8.3%. The three-stage cascaded TEG produces a power output of 51 W with an efficiency of 10.2%. The three-stage cascaded TEG produces 21% more power than the two-stage does; however, if the system complexity, mechanical robustness, manufacturability, and/or cost of three-stage cascaded TEG outweigh the 21% percent power production increase, the two-stage TEG could be preferable.
ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Journal of Power Sources - Volume 365, 15 October 2017, Pages 266-272
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