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Test bench for measuring the electrical properties of commercial thermoelectric modules

J. Vázquez, R. Palacios, M.A. Sanz-Bobi, A. Arenas

XXII International Conference on Thermoelectrics - ICT 2003, La Grande-Motte (Francia). 17-21 agosto 2003


Resumen:

One of the most promising applications of thermoelectricity is the recovery of waste heat for the production of electrical energy. Nowadays, several thermoelectric companies manufacture commercial thermoelectric modules (TEMs) based on Bi/sub 2/Te/sub 3/ compounds specially designed to perform as Seebeck modules.. This paper describes a test bench (geometry, materials, measuring equipment) to analyse the behaviour of this type of modules working under several temperature differences (/spl Delta/Ts). This allows to estimate the potential electric power generated in an application where the optimum AT cannot be achieved because the amount of heat supplied by the heat source is too small, or there is a limitation in the heat dissipation capacity at the cold side. The paper also shows the results obtained using two commercial modules tested under different working conditions. Plots of voltage, electrical power generated, and efficiency versus electric current generated are also included


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DOI: DOI icon https://doi.org/10.1109/ICT.2003.1287582

Publicado en ICT 2003, pp: 589-593, ISBN: 0-7803-8301-X

Fecha de publicación: 2004-04-19.



Cita:
J. Vázquez, R. Palacios, M.A. Sanz-Bobi, A. Arenas, Test bench for measuring the electrical properties of commercial thermoelectric modules, XXII International Conference on Thermoelectrics - ICT 2003, La Grande-Motte (Francia). 17-21 agosto 2003. En: ICT 2003: Proceedings of the 22nd International Conference on Thermoelectrics, ISBN: 0-7803-8301-X


    Líneas de investigación:
  • *Sistemas Energéticos: Transmisión de calor, mecánica de fluidos, termoelectricidad, máquinas térmicas e hidráulicas, ahorro y eficiencia energética

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