Theoretical analysis of performance of variable cross-section thermoelectric generators: Effects of shape factor and thermal boundary conditions
Hai-Bo Liu, Shuo-Lin Wang, Yan-Ru Yang, Wei‐Hsin Chen, Xiaodong Wang
Topics & Concepts
Cross section (physics)Thermoelectric generatorVariable (mathematics)Maximum power principleThermoelectric effectPower (physics)Current (fluid)Materials scienceGenerator (circuit theory)Shape factorBoundary value problemBoundary (topology)ThermalEnergy conversion efficiencyMechanicsMechanical engineeringPhysicsMathematicsMathematical analysisGeometryThermodynamicsEngineeringOptoelectronicsQuantum mechanicsAdvanced Thermoelectric Materials and DevicesAdvanced Thermodynamics and Statistical MechanicsThermal Radiation and Cooling Technologies