Listar por autor UPNA "Araiz Vega, Miguel"
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Auxiliary consumption: a necessary energy that affects thermoelectric generation
Waste heat recovery can apply to a wide range of applications, from transportation, or industries to domestic appliances. Thermoelectric generation technology applied to those cases could produce electrical energy and thus ... -
Computational study of geothermal thermoelectric generators with phase change heat exchangers
The use of thermoelectric generators with phase change heat exchangers has demonstrated to be an interesting and environmentally friendly alternative to enhanced geothermal systems (EGS) in shallow hot dry rock fields ... -
Computer simulations of silicide-tetrahedrite thermoelectric generators
With global warming and rising energy demands, it is important now than ever to transit to renewable energy systems. Thermoelectric (TE) devices can present a feasible alternative to generate clean energy from waste heat. ... -
Design and optimization of thermoelectric generators for harnessing geothermal anomalies: a computational model and validation with experimental field results
Thermoelectric generators have been recently proved to be a feasible alternative to harness hot dry rock fields with very promising results transforming the geothermal heat into electricity. This research deepens in the ... -
Energía sostenible: sin malos humos
¿Puede España ser sostenible energéticamente? Si alguna vez te has planteado esta pregunta, o quieres saber en qué gastamos la energía y de dónde podría ser obtenida, aquí encontrarás respuestas. Nuestros recursos ... -
Enhanced behaviour of a passive thermoelectric generator with phase change heat exchangers and radiative cooling
Heat exchangers are essential to optimize the efficiency of Thermoelectric Generators (TEGs), and heat pipes without fans have proven to be an advantageous design as it maintains the characteristic robustness of ... -
Experimental and computational study on thermoelectric generators using thermosyphons with phase change as heat exchangers
An important issue in thermoelectric generators is the thermal design of the heat exchangers since it can improve their performance by increasing the heat absorbed or dissipated by the thermoelectric modules. Due to its ... -
Experimental development of a novel thermoelectric generator without moving parts to harness shallow hot dry rock fields
Nowadays, geothermal energy in shallow hot dry rocks is not exploited enough due to the high economic and environmental impact as well as the lack of scalability of the existing technologies. Here, thermoelectricity has a ... -
Experimental development of a novel thermoelectric generator without moving parts to harness shallow hot dry rock fields
Nowadays, geothermal energy in shallow hot dry rock fields is not exploited enough due to the high economic and environmental impact as well as the lack of scalability of the existing technologies. Here, thermoelectricity ... -
Experimental evaluation of a transcritical CO2 refrigeration facility working with an internal heat exchanger and a thermoelectric subcooler: performance assessment and comparative
The use of carbon dioxide in transcritical state has become one of the most used solutions to comply with the F-Gas directive and reduce greenhouse gases emissions from refrigeration systems at high ambient temperatures. ... -
Experimental evidence of the viability of thermoelectric generators to power volcanic monitoring stations
Although there is an important lack of commercial thermoelectric applications mainly due to their low efficiency, there exist some cases in which thermoelectric generators are the best option thanks to their well-known ... -
Experimental validation and development of an advanced computational model of a transcritical carbon dioxide vapour compression cycle with a thermoelectric subcooling system
The inclusion of a thermoelectric subcooler as an alternative to increment the performance of a vapour compression cycle has been proved promising when properly designed and operated for low-medium power units. In this ... -
Field test of a geothermal thermoelectric generator without moving parts on the Hot Dry Rock field of Timanfaya National Park
Although in the last years thermoelectric generators have arisen as a solution to boost geothermal power generation, tests on field are still scarce. The vast majority of the available studies focus on computational ... -
Gamification and a low-cost laboratory equipment aimed to boost vapor compresion refrigeration learning
The nowadays European educational framework boosts applying the learned theoretical concepts to real situations. Hence, practice sessions are key resources to present students direct applications of the theoretical concepts ... -
Geothermal thermoelectric generator for Timanfaya National Park
Despite being one of the largest renewable sources, geothermal energy is not widely utilized for electricity generation. In the case of shallow Hot Dry Rock (HDR) fields, thermoelectric generators can entail a sustainable ... -
Heat pipes thermal performance for a reversible thermoelectric cooler-heat pump for a nZEB
The nZEB standards reduce the energy demand of these buildings to a minimum, obtaining this little energy from renewable resources. Taking these aspect into consideration, a thermoelectric cooler-heat pump is proposed to ... -
Impact of a thermoelectric subcooler heat exchanger on a carbon dioxide transcritical refrigeration facility
To improve the performance of vapour compression refrigeration cycles, the inclusion of a thermoelectric subcooler for low-medium power units has been the focus of recent studies due to its robustness, compactness and ... -
The importance of the assembly in thermoelectric generators
Generally, in the optimization of thermoelectric generators, only the heat exchangers or the thermoelectric modules themselves are taken into account. However, the assembly of the generator as a whole is of vital importance ... -
Improvements in the cooling capacity and the COP of a transcritical CO 2 refrigeration plant operating with a thermoelectric subcooling system
Restrictive environmental regulations are driving the use of CO 2 as working fluid in commercial vapour compression plants due to its ultra-low global warming potential (GWP 100 = 1) and its natural condition. However, at ... -
Investigation of direct contact membrane distillation coupling with a concentrated photovoltaic solar system
The scarcity of fresh water amongst a growing population is an impending global issue, which must be addressed by utilizing renewable energy sources. A Concentrated Photovoltaic (CPV) and Direct Contact Membrane Distillation ...