Title :
Study on temperature uniformity of thermal spreader integration with microcombustor for thermoelectric power generator
Author :
Sidek, Othman ; Ishak, Mohammad Zulfikar ; Miskam, Mohd Azfar ; Ahmad, Mohd Ashraf ; Jadin, Mohd Shawal
Author_Institution :
Collaborative Microelectron. Design Excellence Centre, Univ. Sains Malaysia, Nibong Tebal, Malaysia
Abstract :
The effect of material, thickness and the magnitude of heat generated by microcombustor on heat distribution along thermal spreader for thermoelectric power generator are investigated. Impact of various materials and physical properties was studied upon sample 3 cm × 3 cm. The effect of thermal conductivity, specific heat capacity and thickness towards temperature uniformity of thermal spreader is observed. The result provides temperature profile of the thermal spreader dependencies of the source of heat. Results show that copper is the best thermal spreader material for thermoelectric power generator.
Keywords :
copper; thermal conductivity; thermoelectric conversion; thermoelectric power; Cu; heat distribution; heat generation; microcombustor; size 3 cm; specific heat capacity; temperature uniformity; thermal conductivity; thermal spreader; thermoelectric power generator; Copper; Generators; Heat transfer; Heating; Materials; Temperature distribution; alternative energy; energy harvester; temperature distribution; thermal spreader; thermoelectric material;
Conference_Titel :
Electrical, Control and Computer Engineering (INECCE), 2011 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Pahang
Print_ISBN :
978-1-61284-229-5
DOI :
10.1109/INECCE.2011.5953939
