This paper deals with a review of the main research aspects concerning the formulation of the parameters indicating the characteristics and performance of thermoelectric cooling devices, with particular reference to a number of recent publications. The specific aspects addressed include some...

EVs (Electric vehicles) have garnered much of attention over the past few decades as a promising solution to greenhouse gases in transportation. In this paper, a feasibility study is performed applying a TE (thermoelectric) device to the energy storage system of an electric vehicle. By applying...

The recovery of energy from exhaust gases using thermoelectric generators is of growing interest. The electrical loading of the thermoelectric system impacts the amount of energy that can be recovered. This paper presents a model for the theoretical limit of electrical power generation that...

Electric and thermoelectric properties of silicide/silicon multi-layer structured devices were investigated with the variation of silicide/silicon heterojunction numbers from 3 to 12 layers. For the fabrication of silicide/silicon multi-layered structure, platinum and silicon layers are...

A thermoelectric (TE) cooler architecture is presented that employs thin film thermoelectric elements on a plastic substrate in a corrugated structure sandwiched between planar thermal interface plates. This design represents a hybrid of a conventional bulk TE device and an in-plane thin film TE...

Thermodynamic formulation of efficiency of thermoelectric power generator is presented in terms of the slenderness ratio (X=(Ap/Lp)/(An/Ln)) and the external load parameter (Y=(RL)/(Ln/ke,nAn)). The optimum values of the slenderness ratio and external load parameter, maximizing the device...

Thermoelectric power generation due to solar heating is a current interest in green energy research. One of the applications of the thermoelectric power generator is involved with the topping cycle, in which the thermoelectric generators were placed on the heat collector elements of a...

This paper provides a comprehensive review of the recent progress made in energy harvesting systems for wearable technology. An energy-harvesting system would be a useful strategy to address the issue of powering wearable electronic devices. This review presents different wearable energy...

Recent interest in the use of thermoelectric generators (TEGs) to recover waste heat in large-scale applications calls for precise simulation to appropriately design complicated and dynamic systems. The aim of this work is to develop a computer tool to accurately simulate the thermal and...