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Thermoelectric module for high temperature application

Abstract

This work has investigated a Bi2Te3 based thermoelectric module for higher temperatures. An analytical model coupling the electrical, thermal and thermoelectrical domains is presented. A corresponding finite element model was developed incorporating the Seebeck, Peltier, Thompson, and Joule effects. Both models were compared with experimental results performed on a commercially available device. A comparison with a CoSb3 based module is also presented. The results from this study have confirmed that modern Bi2Te3 based thermoelectric modules have the potential to be used at temperatures up to 300 °C for electrical power generation, but they will be outperformed by CoSb3-based modules at around 350 °C.

Category

Academic chapter

Language

English

Author(s)

Affiliation

  • SINTEF Industry / Sustainable Energy Technology
  • University of South-Eastern Norway
  • Techni AS
  • Diverse norske bedrifter og organisasjoner

Year

2017

Publisher

IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers)

Book

2017 16th IEEE Intersociety Conference on Thermal and Thermomechanical Phenomena in Electronic Systems (ITherm 2017): Orlando, Florida, USA 30 May - 2 June 2017

ISBN

9781509029952

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