An introduction to the DARPA program in advanced thermoelectric materials and devices

Author

Dubois, Lawrence H.

Author_Institution

Defense Sci. Office, Defense Adv. Res. Projects Agency, Arlington, VA, USA

fYear

1999

fDate

Aug. 29 1999-Sept. 2 1999

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

4

Abstract

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) initiated its program in advanced thermoelectric materials and devices in 1995 in response to a belief that these materials could play a significant role in the development of new and enhanced military capabilities. The current and future use of these all-solid-state devices for both cooling and power generation is driven by their inherent advantages: high reliability with no maintenance, silent operation with no moving parts or vibrations, and environmental compatibility (no compressed gases or chemicals).

Keywords

cooling; thermoelectric conversion; thermoelectric devices; thermoelectricity; DARPA program; Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency; advanced thermoelectric materials; all-solid-state devices; cooling; devices; environmental compatibility; high reliability; military capabilities; power generation; silent operation; Defense industry; Electronics cooling; Infrared detectors; Land surface temperature; Mesoporous materials; Power generation; Power generation economics; Superconducting filters; Thermoelectric devices; Thermoelectricity;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Thermoelectrics, 1999. Eighteenth International Conference on

Conference_Location

Baltimore, MD, USA

ISSN

1094-2734

Print_ISBN

0-7803-5451-6

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICT.1999.843320

Filename

843320