TRANSIENT AND STEADY STATE PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS OF A THERMOELECTRIC GENERATOR | ||||
The International Conference on Applied Mechanics and Mechanical Engineering | ||||
Article 46, Volume 18, 18th International Conference on Applied Mechanics and Mechanical Engineering., April 2018, Page 1-13 PDF (479.44 K) | ||||
Document Type: Original Article | ||||
DOI: 10.21608/amme.2018.34988 | ||||
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Authors | ||||
A. S. El-Adl1; M. G. Mousa2; E. A. Abdel-Hadi3; A. A. Hegazi2 | ||||
1Department of Mechanical Engineering, Higher Technological Institute, Tenth of Ramadan City, Egypt. | ||||
2Department of Mechanical Power Engineering, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt. | ||||
3Department of Mechanical Power Engineering, Benha University, Shoubra, Egypt. | ||||
Abstract | ||||
ABSTRACT The global energy and environmental issues are promoting the development of innovative energy solutions. Thermoelectric Generators (TEGs) are regarded as a promising alternative to conventional energy technologies. TEG is a device that converts thermal energy directly into electric power by exploiting Seebeck effect. In the present study, dynamic performance characteristics of a TEG are experimentally studied under different operating conditions. The effect of input heat rate and the influence of utilizing extended surfaces (fins) on both transient and steady state performance of a TEG are experimentally investigated. The variation in the temperature of the TEG hot and cold sides in addition to the output voltage is taken as a denotation of the performance characteristics. Input heat rate of 15.0 W, 17.5 W, 20.0 W, 22.0W and 25.0 W are applied to the TEG hot side. Free air convection (FC) is the utilized for heat dissipation from the TEG module through the cold side. From the experimentation, it can be deduced that increasing the input heat rate provides higher temperature difference across the module sides leading to higher power output. Additionally, using fins to aid heat dissipations enhanced the TEG performance by lowering the temperature of cold side and increasing the temperature difference across the module. The experimental data obtained are compared with the data available by the TEG module manufacturer and excellent agreement is obtained. | ||||
Keywords | ||||
Thermoelectric generator (TEG); Seebeck effect; fins; temperature of the TEG sides; power output; conversion efficiency; transient and steady state performance | ||||
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