Electrical performance of skutterudites solar thermoelectric generators

被引:22
作者
Lenoir, B
Dauscher, A
Poinas, P
Scherrer, H
Vikhor, L
机构
[1] UHP, Ecole Mines, CNRS,Lab Phys Mat, INPL,UMR 7556, F-54042 Nancy, France
[2] European Space Agcy, Estec, NL-2200 AG Noordwijk, Netherlands
[3] Inst Thermoelectr, UA-58002 Chernovtsy, Ukraine
关键词
thermoelectric devices; thermoelectric energy conversion; skutterudites; computational model;
D O I
10.1016/S1359-4311(03)00065-6
中图分类号
O414.1 [热力学];
学科分类号
摘要
The paper focuses on the electrical performance of skutterudites based solar thermoelectric generators (STG). Basics of STG mathematical modeling are reported. Two STG concepts, namely the flat plate model with identical collector and radiator areas and the STG configuration with concentrators have been considered. Their performance is assessed for different solar intensities. The idea is to understand how such systems would perform if they were on board a spacecraft on journey towards the Sun. (C) 2003 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.
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页码:1407 / 1415
页数:9
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