Analysis and optimization of TEG-heatsink waste energy harvesting system for low temperature gradients

Author

Lineykin, Simon ; Ruchaevsky, Igor ; Kuperman, A.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Mech. Eng. & Mechatron., Ariel Univ., Ariel, Israel

fYear

2014

fDate

26-28 Aug. 2014

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

10

Abstract

Both full and simplified analysis of the electrical generating system consisting of a TEG, a heat source and a heat sink is presented. For ease of use the system is represented as an active two-terminal, which includes a voltage source and a non-linear temperature dependent resistor. The key role of the heat removal in the system and its influence on the values of the output parameters is shown.

Keywords

energy harvesting; heat sinks; thermoelectric conversion; waste heat; TEG heat sink waste energy harvesting system; electrical generating system; heat source; low temperature gradients; nonlinear temperature dependent resistor; thermoelectric generators; voltage source; Generators; Heat transfer; Immune system; Resistance heating; Thermal resistance; Alternative energy; DC power supply; Device application; Device modeling; Device simulation; Environment; Generation of electrical energy; Modeling; Optimal control; Power supply; Renewable energy systems; Thermoelectric energy;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Power Electronics and Applications (EPE'14-ECCE Europe), 2014 16th European Conference on

Conference_Location

Lappeenranta

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/EPE.2014.6910778

Filename

6910778