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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 ... -
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 ... -
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 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 ... -
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 ... -
New opportunities for electricity generation in shallow hot dry rock fields: a study of thermoelectric generators with different heat exchangers
Despite being one of the largest renewable sources, geothermal energy is not widely utilized for electricity generation. In order to leverage shallow hot dry rock (HDR) fields, the present paper proposes an alternative to ... -
Prospects of autonomous volcanic monitoring stations: experimental investigation on thermoelectric generation from fumaroles
Fumaroles represent evidence of volcanic activity, emitting steam and volcanic gases at temperatures between 70 and 100 °C. Due to the well-known advantages of thermoelectricity, such as reliability, reduced maintenance ... -
Prospects of waste-heat recovery from a real industry using thermoelectric generators: economic and power output analysis
One of the options to reduce industrial energy costs and the environmental impact is to recover the waste-heat produce in some processes. This paper proposes the use of thermoelectric generators at a stone wool manufacturing ... -
Resistance-capacitance thermal models as alternatives to finite-element numerical models in the simulation of thermoelectric modules for electric power generation
This paper demonstrates that resistance–capacitance models provide equal results than models based on finiteelement software when predicting the performance of a thermoelectric module under transient-state conditions. Previous ... -
Thermoelectric generator for high temperature geothermal anomalies: experimental development and field operation
In the current climate and energy context, it is important to develop technologies that permit increase the use of renewable sources such as geothermal energy. Enhancing the use of this renewable source is particularly ... -
Thermoelectric generator with passive biphasic thermosyphon heat exchanger for waste heat recovery: design and experimentation
One of the measures to fight against the current energy situation and reduce the energy consumption at an industrial process is to recover waste heat and transform it into electric power. Thermoelectric generators can be ... -
Thermoelectric heat recovery in a real industry: from laboratory optimization to reality
Thermoelectricity, in the form of thermoelectric generators, holds a great potential in waste heat recovery, this potential has been studied and proved in several laboratory and theoretical works. By the means of a ...