EXPERIMENTAL STUDY ON THE EFFECTS OF A DYNAMIC LOAD RESISTANCE ON THE THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY OF THERMOELECTRIC MODULES

Waste-heat is a necessary by-product of many mechanical, chemical and electrical processes. This thermal residue is often a production capacity limiting factor and represents an abundant non exploited source of energy. Commercially available thermoelectric modules may be used to harness the otherwise lost energy into its more noble form: electricity. This technology exploits the Seebeck effect which is an electromotive force generated across …