Thermoelectric generation for waste heat recovery : application of a system level design optimization approach via Taguchi method

• Main Authors: Ji, Dongxu, Wei, Zhongbao, Mazzoni, Stefano, Mengarelli, Marco, Rajoo, Srithar, Zhao, Jiyun, Pou, Josep, Romagnoli, Alessandro
• Other Authors: School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2020
• Subjects: Engineering::Mechanical engineering; Thermoelectric Generator; Waste Heat Recovery
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/142263
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Thermoelectric generator is a solid-state energy converter which can convert waste heat directly into electricity. During the past decades, thermoelectric materials have been widely investigated whereas the integrated design of thermoelectric generators have been less studied. This paper proposes an...