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Thermoelectric applications for energy harvesting in domestic applications and micro-production units. Part I: Thermoelectric concepts, domestic boilers and biomass stoves
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In this paper, the authors present a summary of the current state of the art in applications incorporating thermoelectric generator (TEG) units, and especially practical results available from testing of the experimental systems will be addressed.Abstract:
This review aims to present a summary of the current state of art in applications incorporating thermoelectric generator (TEG) units. Description of components critical to TEG system analysis will be provided. Especially practical results available from testing of the experimental systems will be addressed. The review is split in 2 parts, with first part covering TEG fundamental operating principles and materials, the power electronic converters of the TEG loading system, with applications of domestic boilers and biomass stoves. Second part of the review will provide overview of the solar energy harvesting TEG applications.read more
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Review of wearable thermoelectric energy harvesting: From body temperature to electronic systems
Amin Nozariasbmarz,Henry Collins,Kelvin Dsouza,Mobarak Hossain Polash,Mahshid Hosseini,Melissa Hyland,Jie Liu,Abhishek Malhotra,Francisco Matos Ortiz,Farzad Mohaddes,Viswanath Padmanabhan Ramesh,Yasaman Sargolzaeiaval,Nicholas Snouwaert,Mehmet C. Öztürk,Daryoosh Vashaee +14 more
TL;DR: An overview of wearables market trends, different active and passive methods of body energy harvesting for powering low-consumption electronic devices are introduced, and challenges of device fabrication are discussed.
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Thermoelectric Energy Harvesting: Basic Principles and Applications
TL;DR: An overview of the fundamental principles of thermoelectric energy harvesting and their low-power applications can be found in this paper, where the authors present an overview of TEG applications as energy harvesting modules used in medical devices, sensors, buildings and consumer electronics.
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Energy and exergy analysis and multi-criteria optimization of an integrated city gate station with organic Rankine flash cycle and thermoelectric generator
TL;DR: In this article, a pressure reduction station integrated with an organic Rankine flash cycle (ORFC) and a thermoelectric generator (TEG) waste heat recovery system (WHRS) is investigated.
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Advances on solar thermal cogeneration processes based on thermoelectric devices: A review
TL;DR: In this paper, the most recent developments of solar thermoelectric generators and their promising integration options within various solar thermal collectors and processes are reported along with a basic mathematical formulation of the physical problem.
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Thermodynamic modeling and analysis of a novel heat recovery system in a natural gas city gate station
TL;DR: In this paper, an organic Rankine flash cycle (ORFC) and a thermoelectric generator (TEG) are integrated with a real city gate station (CGS) to recover the thermal energy of exhaust gas at 400 °C in an indirect water bath heater (IWBH).
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Complex thermoelectric materials.
TL;DR: A new era of complex thermoelectric materials is approaching because of modern synthesis and characterization techniques, particularly for nanoscale materials, and the strategies used to improve the thermopower and reduce the thermal conductivity are reviewed.
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Comparison of Photovoltaic Array Maximum Power Point Tracking Techniques
Trishan Esram,Patrick L. Chapman +1 more
TL;DR: The many different techniques for maximum power point tracking of photovoltaic (PV) arrays are discussed in this paper, and at least 19 distinct methods have been introduced in the literature, with many variations on implementation.
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CRC Handbook of Thermoelectrics
TL;DR: In this article, Rowe et al. proposed a method for reducing the thermal conductivity of a thermoelectric generator by reducing the carrier concentration of the generator, which was shown to improve the generator's performance.
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New and Old Concepts in Thermoelectric Materials
TL;DR: The most promising bulk materials with emphasis on results from the last decade are described and the new opportunities for enhanced performance bulk nanostructured composite materials are examined and a look into the not so distant future is attempted.
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