Journal article
Solar thermoelectric generator performance relative to air speed
Abstract
The electrical characteristics of a solar thermoelectric generator (STEG) are measured. The STEG device is novel in that it requires no external pumps such as a water refrigeration unit to maintain a thermal differential. The heat source is simulated solar radiation heating a double walled evacuated tube. The heat sink is a CPU cooler subjected to simulated wind energy. The peak power performance of the STEG for a fixed heat input and a varying …
Authors
Moraes FS; Santos LC; Alencar RN; Sempels ÉV; Sandoval JC; Lesage FJ
Journal
Energy Conversion and Management, Vol. 99, , pp. 326–333
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
July 2015
DOI
10.1016/j.enconman.2015.04.049
ISSN
0196-8904