Critical review of thermoelectrics in modern power generation applications

The thermoelectric complementary effects have been discovered in the nineteenth century. However, their role in engineering applications has been very limited until the first half of the twentieth century, the beginning of space exploration era. Radioisotope thermoelectric generators have been the a...

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Main Authors: Saqr, Khalid M., Musa, Md. Nor
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Language:English
Published: VinÄ?a Institute of Nuclear Sciences 2009
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description The thermoelectric complementary effects have been discovered in the nineteenth century. However, their role in engineering applications has been very limited until the first half of the twentieth century, the beginning of space exploration era. Radioisotope thermoelectric generators have been the actual motive for the research community to develop efficient, reliable and advanced thermoelectrics. The efficiency of thermoelectric materials has been doubled several times during the past three decades. Nevertheless, there are numerous challenges to be resolved in order to develop thermoelectric systems for our modern applications. This paper discusses the recent advances in thermoelectric power systems and sheds the light on the main problematic concerns which confront contemporary research efforts in that field.
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spelling utm-94742010-06-02T02:00:13Z http://eprints.utm.my/9474/ Critical review of thermoelectrics in modern power generation applications Saqr, Khalid M. Musa, Md. Nor TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery QC Physics The thermoelectric complementary effects have been discovered in the nineteenth century. However, their role in engineering applications has been very limited until the first half of the twentieth century, the beginning of space exploration era. Radioisotope thermoelectric generators have been the actual motive for the research community to develop efficient, reliable and advanced thermoelectrics. The efficiency of thermoelectric materials has been doubled several times during the past three decades. Nevertheless, there are numerous challenges to be resolved in order to develop thermoelectric systems for our modern applications. This paper discusses the recent advances in thermoelectric power systems and sheds the light on the main problematic concerns which confront contemporary research efforts in that field. VinÄ?a Institute of Nuclear Sciences 2009-11-24 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.utm.my/9474/1/14-saqr.pdf Saqr, Khalid M. and Musa, Md. Nor (2009) Critical review of thermoelectrics in modern power generation applications. Thermal Science, 13 (3). 165 -174. ISSN 0354-9836 http://thermalscience.vinca.rs/ 10.2298/TSCI0903165S
spellingShingle TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
QC Physics
Saqr, Khalid M.
Musa, Md. Nor
Critical review of thermoelectrics in modern power generation applications
title Critical review of thermoelectrics in modern power generation applications
title_full Critical review of thermoelectrics in modern power generation applications
title_fullStr Critical review of thermoelectrics in modern power generation applications
title_full_unstemmed Critical review of thermoelectrics in modern power generation applications
title_short Critical review of thermoelectrics in modern power generation applications
title_sort critical review of thermoelectrics in modern power generation applications
topic TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
QC Physics
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