{"title":"Performance Analysis of Thermoelectric Cooler — Thermoelectric Generator System for Heat Recovery Applications","authors":"V. Ionescu, A. Neagu","doi":"10.1109/SIITME56728.2022.9987959","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"This study investigates the thermal and electrical behaviour of an energetic system composed of a thermoelectric cooler (TEC) module, used as a heat source, and a thermoelectric generator (TEG) module. TEG device worked in this configuration as an energy conversion module for heat recovery and the use of heat released by TEC during its cooling. Under a temperature gradient between its external plates, the TEG module converts thermal energy into electrical energy. TEC-TEG system is cooled in two ways: by natural convection cooling with air circulation under free convection through aluminium heat sink fins and forced convection cooling with a system containing an externally powered cooler in direct contact with the heat sink. The mode of operation for the TEC-TEG system was tested under a gradually increased load resistance, from 3 Ω to 80 Ω. The main critical parameters were investigated and discussed: temperatures of thermoelectric modules, the temperature difference between TEG plates, output voltage, current, power and efficiency of thermoelectric conversion.","PeriodicalId":300380,"journal":{"name":"2022 IEEE 28th International Symposium for Design and Technology in Electronic Packaging (SIITME)","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2022-10-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"1","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"2022 IEEE 28th International Symposium for Design and Technology in Electronic Packaging (SIITME)","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1109/SIITME56728.2022.9987959","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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This study investigates the thermal and electrical behaviour of an energetic system composed of a thermoelectric cooler (TEC) module, used as a heat source, and a thermoelectric generator (TEG) module. TEG device worked in this configuration as an energy conversion module for heat recovery and the use of heat released by TEC during its cooling. Under a temperature gradient between its external plates, the TEG module converts thermal energy into electrical energy. TEC-TEG system is cooled in two ways: by natural convection cooling with air circulation under free convection through aluminium heat sink fins and forced convection cooling with a system containing an externally powered cooler in direct contact with the heat sink. The mode of operation for the TEC-TEG system was tested under a gradually increased load resistance, from 3 Ω to 80 Ω. The main critical parameters were investigated and discussed: temperatures of thermoelectric modules, the temperature difference between TEG plates, output voltage, current, power and efficiency of thermoelectric conversion.