Evaluation of Performance and Power Consumption of a Thermoelectric Module-Based Personal Cooling System—A Case Study
Thermoelectric (TE) technology is promising for reducing thermal discomfort of workers during their routine professional activities. In this manuscript, a preliminary evaluation of a newly developed personal cooling system (PCS) with flexible TE modules is presented based on an analysis of cooling e...
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| author | Anna Dąbrowska Monika Kobus Łukasz Starzak Bartosz Pękosławski |
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| description | Thermoelectric (TE) technology is promising for reducing thermal discomfort of workers during their routine professional activities. In this manuscript, a preliminary evaluation of a newly developed personal cooling system (PCS) with flexible TE modules is presented based on an analysis of cooling efficiency and power consumption. For this purpose, tests with human participation were performed involving the monitoring of local skin temperature changes and electrical parameters of the controller. Thanks to TE cooling, a significant reduction of local skin temperature was observed at the beginning of the experiment, reaching as much as 6 °C. However, the observed effect systematically became weaker with time, with the temperature difference decreasing to about 3 °C. Cooling efficiency stayed at the same level over the ambient temperature range from 25 °C to 35 °C. The obtained results showed that a proper fitting of the PCS to the human body is a crucial factor influencing the PCS cooling efficiency. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-764dd41606044bb6a328d4b60ea16b0f2023-11-18T10:12:56ZengMDPI AGEnergies1996-10732023-06-011612469910.3390/en16124699Evaluation of Performance and Power Consumption of a Thermoelectric Module-Based Personal Cooling System—A Case StudyAnna Dąbrowska0Monika Kobus1Łukasz Starzak2Bartosz Pękosławski3Department of Personal Protective Equipment, Central Institute for Labour Protection—National Research Institute, Wierzbowa 48, 90-133 Lodz, PolandDepartment of Personal Protective Equipment, Central Institute for Labour Protection—National Research Institute, Wierzbowa 48, 90-133 Lodz, PolandDepartment of Microelectronics and Computer Science, Lodz University of Technology, Wólczańska 221/223 B18, 90-924 Lodz, PolandDepartment of Microelectronics and Computer Science, Lodz University of Technology, Wólczańska 221/223 B18, 90-924 Lodz, PolandThermoelectric (TE) technology is promising for reducing thermal discomfort of workers during their routine professional activities. In this manuscript, a preliminary evaluation of a newly developed personal cooling system (PCS) with flexible TE modules is presented based on an analysis of cooling efficiency and power consumption. For this purpose, tests with human participation were performed involving the monitoring of local skin temperature changes and electrical parameters of the controller. Thanks to TE cooling, a significant reduction of local skin temperature was observed at the beginning of the experiment, reaching as much as 6 °C. However, the observed effect systematically became weaker with time, with the temperature difference decreasing to about 3 °C. Cooling efficiency stayed at the same level over the ambient temperature range from 25 °C to 35 °C. The obtained results showed that a proper fitting of the PCS to the human body is a crucial factor influencing the PCS cooling efficiency.https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/16/12/4699Peltier effectthermoelectric modulethermoelectric coolerpersonal coolingsmart clothing |
| spellingShingle | Anna Dąbrowska Monika Kobus Łukasz Starzak Bartosz Pękosławski Evaluation of Performance and Power Consumption of a Thermoelectric Module-Based Personal Cooling System—A Case Study Energies Peltier effect thermoelectric module thermoelectric cooler personal cooling smart clothing |
| title | Evaluation of Performance and Power Consumption of a Thermoelectric Module-Based Personal Cooling System—A Case Study |
| title_full | Evaluation of Performance and Power Consumption of a Thermoelectric Module-Based Personal Cooling System—A Case Study |
| title_fullStr | Evaluation of Performance and Power Consumption of a Thermoelectric Module-Based Personal Cooling System—A Case Study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Evaluation of Performance and Power Consumption of a Thermoelectric Module-Based Personal Cooling System—A Case Study |
| title_short | Evaluation of Performance and Power Consumption of a Thermoelectric Module-Based Personal Cooling System—A Case Study |
| title_sort | evaluation of performance and power consumption of a thermoelectric module based personal cooling system a case study |
| topic | Peltier effect thermoelectric module thermoelectric cooler personal cooling smart clothing |
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