DocumentCode
765937
Title
Design of a semiconductor thermoelectric generator for remote subsea wellheads
Author
Auckland, D.W. ; Shuttleworth, R. ; Luff, A.C. ; Axcell, B.P. ; Rahman, M.
Author_Institution
Sch. of Eng., Manchester Univ., UK
Volume
142
Issue
2
fYear
1995
fDate
3/1/1995 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
65
Lastpage
70
Abstract
Thermoelectric generators use the Seebeck effect to produce electrical power from a temperature difference. A device using semiconductor modules has been designed to operate on this principle to generate the power required at a subsea wellhead for instrumentation and valve operation. The hot junction would be mounted on the underwater pipe carrying the crude oil while the cold junction would be in contact with the surrounding seawater. A computer model of the system has been developed and a one metre long 20 W generator constructed using the optimised design
Keywords
oil technology; power engineering computing; thermoelectric conversion; thermoelectric devices; 1 m; 20 W; Seebeck effect; cold junction; computer model; crude oil pipe; hot junction; instrumentation; remote subsea wellheads; seawater; semiconductor thermoelectric generator; temperature difference; underwater pipe; valve operation;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Electric Power Applications, IEE Proceedings -
Publisher
iet
ISSN
1350-2352
Type
jour
DOI
10.1049/ip-epa:19951707
Filename
376953
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