Experimental study on a novel low-temperature automobile exhaust thermoelectric generator

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作者：

Quan, Rui ^{[1
,2
]}

Yang, Guangyou ^{[1
,2
]}

Huang, Liang ^{[3
]}

机构：

[1] Agricultural Mechanical Engineering Research and Design Institute, Hubei University of Technology, Wuhan, Hubei

[2] Hubei Agricultural Mechanical Engineering Research and Design Institute, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, Hubei

[3] School of Automation, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, Hubei

来源：

Information Technology Journal | 2013年 / 12卷 / 16期

关键词：

Automobile exhaust thermoelectric generator; Conversion efficiency; Maximum output power; Thermoelectric modules;

D O I：

10.3923/itj.2013.3503.3509

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摘要：

To further study on Automobile Exhaust Thermoelectric Generator (AETEG), an experiment setup based on low-temperature Thermoelectric Modules (TEMs) of Bi2Te3 materials, cold source of single-column cooling boxes and heat exchanger of herring-bone interior cavity was constructed. The hot source and cold source temperatures with different output powers and rotate speeds of engine were analyzed and the influences of the main operation conditions such as different contact pressures, the output currents, the output powers and rotate speeds of engine, on the maximum power and conversion efficiency were examined. The experimental results reveal that the maximum output power from the proposed AETEG setup is 179.7 W, the overall conversion efficiency at the maximum power generated from the exhaust waste heat is about 1.7%, the measures of thermal insulation and heat preservation are extraordinary important to improve the temperature differences and enhance the performance of AETEG. The meaningful results may serve as a good guide for further optimization of AETEG in next step. © 2013 Asian Network for Scientific Information.

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页码：3503 / 3509

页数：6

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