HoSung Lee

Thermoelectrics

Design and Materials

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Thermoelectrics: Design and Materials

HoSung Lee, Western Michigan University, USA

A comprehensive guide to the basic principles of thermoelectrics

Thermoelectrics plays an important role in energy conversion and electronic temperature control. The book comprehensively covers the basic physical principles of thermoelectrics as well as recent developments and design strategies of materials and devices.

The book is divided into two sections: the first section is concerned with design and begins with an introduction to the fast developing and multidisciplinary field of thermoelectrics. This section also covers thermoelectric generators and coolers (refrigerators) before examining optimal design with dimensional analysis. A number of applications are considered, including solar thermoelectric generators, thermoelectric air conditioners and refrigerators, thermoelectric coolers for electronic devices, thermoelectric compact heat exchangers, and biomedical thermoelectric energy harvesting systems. The second section focuses on materials, and covers the physics of electrons and phonons, theoretical modeling of thermoelectric transport properties, thermoelectric materials, and nanostructures.

Key features:
_ Provides an introduction to a fast developing and interdisciplinary field.
_ Includes detailed, fundamental theories.
_ Offers a platform for advanced study.

Thermoelectrics: Design and Materials is a comprehensive reference ideal for engineering students, as well as researchers and practitioners working in thermodynamics.

Cover designed by Yujin Lee

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Wiley / Wiley & Sons
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 1W118848950
• 1. Auflage
• Seitenzahl: 448
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. November 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 249mm x 188mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 885g
• ISBN-13: 9781118848951
• ISBN-10: 1118848950
• Artikelnr.: 45561252

Autorenporträt

HoSung Lee, PhD at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor in 1993, is Emeritus Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at Western Michigan University. His main areas of research include energy conversion, and thermoelectrics with particular focus on optimal design and applications, thermal design and automotive engine cooling and fuel efficiency. He also teaches numerous courses in the area of thermodynamics and heat transfer.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface xiii

1 Introduction 1

1.1 Introduction 1

1.2 Thermoelectric Effect 3

1.2.1 Seebeck Effect 3

1.2.2 Peltier Effect 3

1.2.3 Thomson Effect 4

1.2.4 Thomson (or Kelvin) Relationships 4

1.3 The Figure of Merit 4

1.3.1 New-Generation Thermoelectrics 5

Problems 7

References 7

2 Thermoelectric Generators 8

2.1 Ideal Equations 8

2.2 Performance Parameters of a Thermoelectric Module 11

2.3 Maximum Parameters for a Thermoelectric Module 12

2.4 Normalized Parameters 13

Example 2.1 Exhaust Waste Heat Recovery 15

2.5 Effective Material Properties 17

2.6 Comparison of Calculations with a Commercial Product 18

Problems 19

Computer Assignment 21

References 22

3 Thermoelectric Coolers 23

3.1 Ideal Equations 23

3.2 Maximum Parameters 26

3.3 Normalized Parameters 27

Example 3.1 Thermoelectric Air Conditioner 29

3.4 Effective Material Properties 33

3.4.1 Comparison of Calculations with a Commercial Product 34

Problems 36

Reference 37

4 Optimal Design 38

4.1 Introduction 38

4.2 Optimal Design for Thermoelectric Generators 38

Example 4.1 Exhaust Thermoelectric Generators 46

4.3 Optimal Design of Thermoelectric Coolers 49

Example 4.2 Automotive Thermoelectric Air Conditioner 57

Problems 61

References 63

5 Thomson Effect, Exact Solution, and Compatibility Factor 64

5.1 Thermodynamics of Thomson Effect 64

5.2 Exact Solutions 68

5.2.1 Equations for the Exact Solutions and the Ideal Equation 68

5.2.2 Thermoelectric Generator 70

5.2.3 Thermoelectric Coolers 71

5.3 Compatibility Factor 71

5.4 Thomson Effects 79

5.4.1 Formulation of Basic Equations 79

5.4.2 Numeric Solutions of Thomson Effect 83

5.4.3 Comparison between Thomson Effect and Ideal Equation 85

Problems 87

Projects 88

References 88

6 Thermal and Electrical Contact Resistances for Micro and Macro Devices 89

6.1 Modeling and Validation 89

6.2 Micro and Macro Thermoelectric Coolers 92

6.3 Micro and Macro Thermoelectric Generators 94

Problems 97

Computer Assignment 97

References 98

7 Modeling of Thermoelectric Generators and Coolers With Heat Sinks 99

7.1 Modeling of Thermoelectric Generators With Heat Sinks 99

7.2 Plate Fin Heat Sinks 108

7.3 Modeling of Thermoelectric Coolers With Heat Sinks 111

Problems 119

References 119

8 Applications 120

8.1 Exhaust Waste Heat Recovery 120

8.1.1 Recent Studies 120

8.1.2 Modeling of Module Tests 122

8.1.3 Modeling of a TEG 126

8.1.4 New Design of a TEG 133

8.2 Solar Thermoelectric Generators 138

8.2.1 Recent Studies 138

8.2.2 Modeling of a STEG 138

8.2.3 Optimal Design of a STEG (Dimensional Analysis) 144

8.2.4 New Design of a STEG 146

8.3 Automotive Thermoelectric Air Conditioner 149

8.3.1 Recent Studies 149

8.3.2 Modeling of an Air-to-Air TEAC 150

8.3.3 Optimal Design of a TEAC 157

8.3.4 New Design of a TEAC 160

Problems 162

References 163

9 Crystal Structure 164

9.1 Atomic Mass 164

9.1.1 Avogadro's Number 164

Example 9.1 Mass of