Use of thermoelectric generators to harvest energy from motor vehicle brake discs
The challenge of reducing vehicle energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions has become a major orientation of automotive industry research throughout the world. Improving and optimizing power consumption by electric vehicles is of special concern. A novel use of thermoelectric generators in ve...
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| author | Adama Coulibaly Nadjet Zioui Said Bentouba Sousso Kelouwani Mahmoud Bourouis |
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| description | The challenge of reducing vehicle energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions has become a major orientation of automotive industry research throughout the world. Improving and optimizing power consumption by electric vehicles is of special concern. A novel use of thermoelectric generators in vehicle braking is presented. Thermal analysis of brake pads and discs using finite elements was applied to evaluate the energy potentially available in the form of heat produced by the friction involved in braking. We present stimulations of disc heating during and after braking at three ambient temperatures and reflect on the possibilities of energy recovery in warm as well as cold climates. The results show that although the yield of electrical energy from typical thermoelectric generators is about 0.3% of the total thermal energy associated with braking, at least 4 W can be made available, enough to power on-board instrumentation and vehicle devices and thereby improve the energy efficiency of motor vehicles. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-78964571ca68445c98849172e221b92e2022-12-21T16:58:38ZengElsevierCase Studies in Thermal Engineering2214-157X2021-12-0128101379Use of thermoelectric generators to harvest energy from motor vehicle brake discsAdama Coulibaly0Nadjet Zioui1Said Bentouba2Sousso Kelouwani3Mahmoud Bourouis4Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières, 3351 Boulevard des Forges, Trois-Rivières, QC G8Z 4M3, CanadaUniversité du Québec à Trois-Rivières, 3351 Boulevard des Forges, Trois-Rivières, QC G8Z 4M3, Canada; Corresponding author.Faculty of Engineering and Science, Western Norway University of Applied Sciences, Bergen, 5063, NorwayUniversité du Québec à Trois-Rivières, 3351 Boulevard des Forges, Trois-Rivières, QC G8Z 4M3, CanadaUniversitat Rovira i Virgili, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Av. Països Catalans No. 26, 43007 Tarragona, SpainThe challenge of reducing vehicle energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions has become a major orientation of automotive industry research throughout the world. Improving and optimizing power consumption by electric vehicles is of special concern. A novel use of thermoelectric generators in vehicle braking is presented. Thermal analysis of brake pads and discs using finite elements was applied to evaluate the energy potentially available in the form of heat produced by the friction involved in braking. We present stimulations of disc heating during and after braking at three ambient temperatures and reflect on the possibilities of energy recovery in warm as well as cold climates. The results show that although the yield of electrical energy from typical thermoelectric generators is about 0.3% of the total thermal energy associated with braking, at least 4 W can be made available, enough to power on-board instrumentation and vehicle devices and thereby improve the energy efficiency of motor vehicles.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214157X21005426Energy harvestingThermoelectric generator (TEG)Thermal analysisFinite element method (FEM)Disc-pads friction |
| spellingShingle | Adama Coulibaly Nadjet Zioui Said Bentouba Sousso Kelouwani Mahmoud Bourouis Use of thermoelectric generators to harvest energy from motor vehicle brake discs Case Studies in Thermal Engineering Energy harvesting Thermoelectric generator (TEG) Thermal analysis Finite element method (FEM) Disc-pads friction |
| title | Use of thermoelectric generators to harvest energy from motor vehicle brake discs |
| title_full | Use of thermoelectric generators to harvest energy from motor vehicle brake discs |
| title_fullStr | Use of thermoelectric generators to harvest energy from motor vehicle brake discs |
| title_full_unstemmed | Use of thermoelectric generators to harvest energy from motor vehicle brake discs |
| title_short | Use of thermoelectric generators to harvest energy from motor vehicle brake discs |
| title_sort | use of thermoelectric generators to harvest energy from motor vehicle brake discs |
| topic | Energy harvesting Thermoelectric generator (TEG) Thermal analysis Finite element method (FEM) Disc-pads friction |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214157X21005426 |
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