Thermal design of automobile exhaust based thermoelectric generators : objectives and challenges

• Main Authors: Saqr, Khalid M., Mansour, M. Khamis, Musa, Md. Nor
• Format: Article
• Published: KSAE 2008
• Subjects: TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery; TL Motor vehicles. Aeronautics. Astronautics
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/5376/; http://www.springer.com/engineering/mechanical+eng/journal/12239
• Institution: Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

The potential for thermoelectric power generation (via waste heat recovery onboard automobiles) to displace alternators and/or provide additional charging to a vehicle battery pack has increased with recent advances in thermoelectric material processing. In gasoline-fueled vehicles (GFVs), about 40%...