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Investigation of a novel thermoelectric radiant air-conditioning system
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In this paper, a thermoelectric radiant air-conditioning (TE-RAC) system is presented, which employs the thermoe-lectric modules as radiant panels instead of conventional hydronic panels.About:
This article is published in Energy and Buildings.The article was published on 2013-04-01. It has received 106 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Thermoelectric generator & Air conditioning.read more
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A review on thermoelectric renewable energy: Principle parameters that affect their performance
Mohamed Hamid Elsheikh,Dhafer Abdulameer Shnawah,Mohd Faizul Mohd Sabri,Suhana Mohd Said,Masjuki Haji Hassan,Mohamed Bashir Ali Bashir,Mahazani Mohamad +6 more
TL;DR: In this paper, basic knowledge of thermoelectric materials and an overview of parameters that affect the figure of merit ZT are provided, as well as the prospects for the optimization and their applications are also discussed.
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A review of thermoelectric cooling: Materials, modeling and applications
Dongliang Zhao,Gang Tan +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors reviewed the recent advances of thermoelectric materials, modeling approaches, and applications, and summarized the achievements in past decade have been summarized and the modeling techniques have been described for both the thermoelement modeling and TEC modeling.
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Thermoelectric cooler and thermoelectric generator devices: A review of present and potential applications, modeling and materials
Seyed Mohsen Pourkiaei,Mohammad Hossein Ahmadi,Milad Sadeghzadeh,Soroush Moosavi,Fathollah Pourfayaz,Lingen Chen,Mohammad Arab Pour Yazdi,Ravinder Kumar +7 more
TL;DR: The principles of thermoelectricity are described and an explanation of current and upcoming materials are presented and developed models and various performed optimization of thermOElectric applications by using non-equilibrium thermodynamics and finite time thermodynamics are discussed.
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Review of solar thermoelectric cooling technologies for use in zero energy buildings
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors proposed a technical route of solar thermoelectric cooling technologies for use in zero energy buildings, which can minimize the energy demands, increase energy effectiveness and reduce fossil energy consumption in buildings.
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Review of energy conservation technologies for fresh air supply in zero energy buildings
TL;DR: In this article, a comprehensive review on energy conservation technologies for fresh air supply, including theoretical, experimental and simulation works, is presented, where the advantages and disadvantages, economy and climate adaptability of different energy conservation techniques for air supply in buildings are analyzed and discussed.
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