Effect of Irreversibilities on the Performance of Thermoelectric Generator Investigated Using Exergy Analysis

For a practical thermoelectric generator (TEG) system, the performance is affected by many irreversible processes. This study evaluates the effects of multi-irreversibilities on TEG performance using exergy analysis. Based on the exergy analysis, two performance indexes, the energy efficiency and ex...

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Main Authors: Chien-Chang WANG, Chen-I HUNG
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers 2013-01-01
Series:Journal of Thermal Science and Technology
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Online Access:https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jtst/8/1/8_1/_pdf/-char/en