Optimal Design of a Thermoelectric Cooling/Heating System for Car Seat Climate Control (CSCC)

被引：22

作者：

Elarusi, Abdulmunaem ^{[1
,2
]}

Attar, Alaa ^{[3
]}

Lee, Hosung ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Western Michigan Univ, Dept Mech & Aeronaut Engn, Kalamazoo, MI 49008 USA

[2] Univ Tripoli, Dept Aeronaut Engn, Tripoli, Libya

[3] King Abdulaziz Univ, Dept Mech Engn, Rabigh, Saudi Arabia

来源：

JOURNAL OF ELECTRONIC MATERIALS | 2017年 / 46卷 / 04期

关键词：

Thermoelectric car seat climate control; optimal design; dimensional analysis; thermoelectric cooler; AIR-CONDITIONER TEAC;

D O I：

10.1007/s11664-016-5043-y

中图分类号：

TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];

学科分类号：

0808 ; 0809 ;

摘要：

In the present work, the optimum design of thermoelectric car seat climate control (CSCC) is studied analytically in an attempt to achieve high system efficiency. Optimal design of a thermoelectric device (element length, cross-section area and number of thermocouples) is carried out using our newly developed optimization method based on the ideal thermoelectric equations and dimensional analysis to improve the performance of the thermoelectric device in terms of the heating/cooling power and the coefficient of performance (COP). Then, a new innovative system design is introduced which also includes the optimum input current for the initial (transient) startup warming and cooling before the car heating ventilation and air conditioner (HVAC) is active in the cabin. The air-to-air heat exchanger's configuration was taken into account to investigate the optimal design of the CSCC.

引用

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页数：12

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