Effective Power Factor and Thermoelectric Figure of Merit

被引:2
作者
Zabrocki, Knud [1 ]
Seifert, Wolfgang [2 ]
Mueller, Eckhard [1 ]
机构
[1] German Aerosp Ctr DLR, Inst Mat Res, D-51170 Cologne, Germany
[2] Martin Luther Univ Halle Wittenberg, Inst Phys, D-06099 Halle, Germany
来源
9TH EUROPEAN CONFERENCE ON THERMOELECTRICS (ECT2011) | 2012年 / 1449卷
关键词
Effective figure of merit; temperature and position dependent material; efficiency; OPTIMIZATION; PERFORMANCE;
D O I
10.1063/1.4731587
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
The work reviews and calculates effective values for the figure of merit and the power factor of a thermoelectric (TE) element which are obtained in the optimizing process of the performance parameter (power output and efficiency) of the element. Especially the difference to the classical Ioffe theory [1] is highlighted if a temperature and/or spatial dependence of the TE material coefficients (Seebeck coefficient, electrical and thermal conductivity) are taken into account.
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页码:427 / 430
页数:4
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