• DocumentCode
    579527
  • Title

    The electric power generation at low temperature gradients

  • Author

    Reznikov, Ichael ; Wilkinson, Paul

  • Author_Institution
    Phys. Opt. Corp., Torrance, CA, USA
  • fYear
    2012
  • fDate
    7-11 Oct. 2012
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    6
  • Abstract
    The thermoelectric efficiency of the ion-conductive materials is investigated as the energy harvesting from heat wastes or wide-spectrum solar radiation. The physical model for the phenomenon is developed and experimental results are analyzed in means of practical implementation with power conversion at temperatures near the ambient. This analysis addresses the thermoelectric efficiency, the power conversion efficiency and options for the practical implementation.
  • Keywords
    conducting materials; power conversion; thermoelectric conversion; electric power generation; heat wastes; ion-conductive materials; low temperature gradients; power conversion efficiency; thermoelectric efficiency; wide-spectrum solar radiation; Electrochemical processes; Heating; Polymer gels; Thermoelectricity; Electrochemical processes; Polymer gels; Thermoelectricity;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Industry Applications Society Annual Meeting (IAS), 2012 IEEE
  • Conference_Location
    Las Vegas, NV
  • ISSN
    0197-2618
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4673-0330-9
  • Electronic_ISBN
    0197-2618
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/IAS.2012.6373983
  • Filename
    6373983