Modeling and Analysis of Thermoelectric Modules

Author

Lineykin, Simon ; Ben-Yaakov, Shmuel

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Ben-Gurion Univ. of the Negev, Beer-Sheva

Volume

43

Issue

2

fYear

2007

Firstpage

505

Lastpage

512

Abstract

The objective of this paper is to develop a SPICE- compatible equivalent circuit of a thermoelectric module. A methodology is developed for extracting the parameters of the proposed model from manufacturers´ data of thermoelectric coolers (TECs) and thermoelectric generators (TEGs). The model could be helpful in analyzing the drive requirements of TECs and loading effects of TEGs. The present model is compatible with PSPICE or other electric circuit simulators. An important feature of the model is its ability to generate small-signal transfer functions that can be used to design feedback networks for temperature control applications

Keywords

SPICE; circuit feedback; equivalent circuits; power engineering computing; temperature control; thermoelectric conversion; thermoelectric devices; PSPICE; SPICE-compatible equivalent circuit; electric circuit simulators; feedback network design; loading effects; parameter extraction; small-signal transfer functions; temperature control; thermoelectric coolers; thermoelectric generators; thermoelectric modules; Cooling; Equivalent circuits; Heat transfer; Kelvin; Power electronics; SPICE; Temperature control; Thermal conductivity; Thermal resistance; Thermoelectricity; Active cooling; modeling; temperature control; thermoelectric generator (TEG); thermoelectricity;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Industry Applications, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0093-9994

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/TIA.2006.889813

Filename

4132878