TY - GEN
T1 - Estimation of the power of a thermoelectric harvester for low and ultra-low temperature gradients using a dimensional analysis method
AU - Lineykin, Simon
AU - Kuperman, Alon
AU - Sitbon, Moshe
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2023 IEEE.
PY - 2023/1/1
Y1 - 2023/1/1
N2 - When modeling a thermoelectric harvester operating at low (below 100 degrees Celsius) and ultra-low (below 10 degrees Celsius) temperature gradients, the output power of the harvester is small, which means that even minor errors in the model parameters can lead to an error exceeding the result itself. The proposed dimensional analysis allows us to narrow down the number of model parameters, leaving only those parameters that can be measured with sufficient accuracy. In addition, a guide for the optimal selection of a thermoelectric module for a given thermal path is proposed. Experimental data confirm the theoretical analysis.
AB - When modeling a thermoelectric harvester operating at low (below 100 degrees Celsius) and ultra-low (below 10 degrees Celsius) temperature gradients, the output power of the harvester is small, which means that even minor errors in the model parameters can lead to an error exceeding the result itself. The proposed dimensional analysis allows us to narrow down the number of model parameters, leaving only those parameters that can be measured with sufficient accuracy. In addition, a guide for the optimal selection of a thermoelectric module for a given thermal path is proposed. Experimental data confirm the theoretical analysis.
KW - dimensional analysis
KW - renewable energy
KW - thermoelectric harvester
KW - thermoelectrics
KW - waste heat harvesting
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U2 - 10.1109/CPE-POWERENG58103.2023.10227434
DO - 10.1109/CPE-POWERENG58103.2023.10227434
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85171559035
T3 - CPE-POWERENG 2023 - 17th IEEE International Conference on Compatibility, Power Electronics and Power Engineering
BT - CPE-POWERENG 2023 - 17th IEEE International Conference on Compatibility, Power Electronics and Power Engineering
PB - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
T2 - 17th IEEE International Conference on Compatibility, Power Electronics and Power Engineering, CPE-POWERENG 2023
Y2 - 14 June 2023 through 16 June 2023
ER -