With the help of Domenicali's equation and the heat flux equation, a finite difference method is directly used to determine the temperature and heat flux distribution profiles in one dimension of a thermoelectric generator simultaneously including the Peltier, Fourier, Joule, and Thomson...

By introducing an internal structure parameter, the characteristic curve of a new combined system consisting of a semiconductor thermoelectric cooler and a semiconductor thermoelectric generator is obtained. The maximum coefficient of performance and rate of refrigeration of the system and the...

A new model of the energy selective electron (ESE) heat engine with a variable bias voltage resulting from a variable load resistance is established. Analytical expressions for the power output and efficiency of the system are derived, based on the Fermi–Dirac distribution of electrons. The...