Title :
Low temperature thermoelectric cooling: problems and prospects
Author_Institution :
Odessa State Acad. of Refrigeration, Ukraine
Abstract :
This paper discusses the limit possibilities to widen the temperature range of cascade thermoelectric coolers (TECs) using best modern thermoelectric materials. Factors which affect multi-stage TECs efficiency are considered
Keywords :
cooling; thermoelectric devices; cascade thermoelectric coolers; low temperature thermoelectric cooling; multi-stage thermoelectric coolers; thermoelectric cooler efficiency; thermoelectric materials; Cooling; Cryogenics; Crystals; Instruments; Semiconductor materials; Tellurium; Temperature dependence; Temperature distribution; Temperature sensors; Thermoelectricity;
Conference_Titel :
Thermoelectrics, 1998. Proceedings ICT 98. XVII International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Nagoya
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4907-5
DOI :
10.1109/ICT.1998.740429