Thermal, Energy and Exergy Analysis of Thermoelectric Generator System for Waste Heat Recovery Applications

• Autorzy: Viorel, Ionescu
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

The efficient recovery of the waste heat from the industrial sector can represent an essential step in global energy saving, with the proper usage of other on-grid power resources available for specific high-energy consumers. A simple, low–cost energy conversion system was tested here to recover a part of the waste heat dissipated by a gasoline engine’s exhaust pipe under the car’s stationary testing mode at temperatures around 80–100°C. The main components of this system were a copper–made thermal collector, a commercial thermoelectric energy generator (TEG) module TEC1–12706 and a pin-fin heat sink under natural air convection cooling. Under the open-circuit test, heat transfer rates between 4.54 W and 5.56 W were evacuated by the heat sink. A DC electronic load R_L was connected at the TEG outputs, and voltage values between 0.566 V and 1.242 V were recorded for output power values between 0.03 W and 0.16 W when R,sub>L was modified from 1 Ω to 10 Ω.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

heat rate; thermal resistance; output power; conversion efficiency

• Czasopismo: Journal of Ecological Engineering
• Rocznik: 2024
• Tom: Vol. 25, nr 7
• Strony: 201--211
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 32 poz., rys., tab.

Twórcy

autor

Viorel, Ionescu

• Department or Physics and Electronics, Ovidius University of Constanta, Mamaia Bd. no. 124, 900527, Constanta, Romania,

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DOI

10.12911/22998993/188274