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Design and performance analysis of panel-type solar thermoelectric generators
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In this article, the design and performance equations for panel type solar thermoelectric generator, based on single thermocouple as generator unit, are presented, where the generator is equipped with a single generator unit.About:
This article is published in Energy Conversion.The article was published on 1968-12-01. It has received 5 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Thermoelectric generator & Photovoltaic system.read more
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Theoretical efficiency of solar thermoelectric energy generators
TL;DR: In this paper, the theoretical efficiency of solar thermoelectric generators (STEGs) was investigated in an evacuated environment, and the authors established a model including thermal concentration in addition to optical concentration, where the maximum efficiency of STEGs is a product of the opto-thermal efficiency and the device efficiency.
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Solar thermolectric generator based on skutterudites
TL;DR: In this paper, a numerical simulation based on the optimal control theory was developed to assess the performances, dimensions and weight characteristics of skutterudite-based solar thermoelectric generators (STG) for satellite missions at distances close to the Sun.
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A silicon-germanium solar thermoelectric generator
V. Raag,R.E. Berlin +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, a mathematical model was proposed to design weight optimized silicon-germanium solar flat plate thermoelectric generator as spacecraft auxiliary power source in near sun missions.
Flat plate thermoelectric generators for solar probe missions
V. Raag,R.E. Berlin,W.J. Bifano +2 more
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Heat loss and thermoelectric generator design
TL;DR: In this paper, heat loss is introduced into the standard thermoelectric generator design theory and the theory for both the constant hot and cold junction temperatures model and the constant heat input model are modified.
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Semiconductor Thermoelements and Thermoelectric Cooling
A. F. Ioffe,L. S. Stil'bans,E. K. Iordanishvili,T. S. Stavitskaya,A. Gelbtuch,George Vineyard +5 more
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Thermoelectricity: Science and Engineering
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Efficiency Calculations of Thermoelectric Generators with Temperature Varying Parameters
R. W. Cohen,B. Abeles +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, a simple analytic expression for the efficiency of a thermoelectric power generator with temperature varying parameters is obtained in terms of temperature averages of these parameters, assuming that the Thomson effect may be treated as a small perturbation on the heat flow in the generator.
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Flat plate solar thermoelectric generator for near-Earth orbits☆
TL;DR: Flat plate solar thermoelectric generator panels for near-Earth orbits, comparing design, fabrication and testing to photovoltaic cells as mentioned in this paper, were used for near Earth orbits.