Conference Paper: Thermoelectric energy conversion using nanostructured materials

File Download

No File Attached
The HKU Scholars Hub has contact details for these author(s).
- Dr Feng, Shien Ping Tony

Links for fulltext
(May Require Subscription)

Publisher Website: 10.1117/12.885759
Scopus: eid_2-s2.0-79958014441

Supplementary

Citations:
- Scopus:
- Web of Science:
- PubMed Central:
Item Statistics (The Hub)
Appears in Collections:
- Mechanical Engineering: Conference papers

Title	Thermoelectric energy conversion using nanostructured materials
Authors	Chen, G1 Kraemer, D1 Muto, A1 McEnaney, K1 Feng, HP1 Liu, WS2 Zhang, Q2 Yu, B2 Ren, Z2
Keywords	Bulk materials Device optimization Efficiency characteristic Electrical power generation Flux concentration Operating temperature Power conversion Power conversion efficiencies Power out put Skutterudite materials Solar applications Temperature differences Thermal concentration Thermal heat Thermoelectric devices Thermoelectric generators Thermoelectric material Thermoelectrics Conversion efficiency Electric generators Heat flux Materials Nanotechnology Optimization Sensors Skutterudites Solar equipment Thermoelectric equipment Thermoelectricity Thermoelectric energy conversion
Issue Date	2011
Publisher	S P I E - International Society for Optical Engineering. The Journal's web site is located at http://spie.org/x1848.xml
Citation	Proceedings Of Spie - The International Society For Optical Engineering, 2011, v. 8031 [How to Cite?] DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1117/12.885759
Abstract	High performance thermoelectric materials in a wide range of temperatures are essential to broaden the application spectrum of thermoelectric devices. This paper presents experiments on the power and efficiency characteristics of lowand mid-temperature thermoelectric materials. We show that as long as an appreciable temperature difference can be created over a short thermoelectric leg, good power output can be achieved. For a mid-temperature n-type doped skutterudite material an efficiency of over 11% at a temperature difference of 600°C could be achieved. Besides the improvement of thermoelectric materials, device optimization is a crucial factor for efficient heat-to-electric power conversion and one of the key challenges is how to create a large temperature across a thermoelectric generator especially in the case of a dilute incident heat flux. For the solar application of thermoelectrics we investigated the concept of large thermal heat flux concentration to optimize the operating temperature for highest solar thermoelectric generator efficiency. A solar-to-electric power conversion efficiency of ∼5% could be demonstrated. Solar thermoelectric generators with a large thermal concentration which minimizes the amount of thermoelectric nanostrucutured bulk material shows great potential to enable cost-effective electrical power generation from the sun. © 2011 Copyright Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE).
ISSN	0277-786X 2011 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.046
DOI	http://dx.doi.org/10.1117/12.885759
ISI Accession Number ID	WOS:000291441400049
References	References in Scopus

DC Field	Value
dc.contributor.author	Chen, G
dc.contributor.author	Kraemer, D
dc.contributor.author	Muto, A
dc.contributor.author	McEnaney, K
dc.contributor.author	Feng, HP
dc.contributor.author	Liu, WS
dc.contributor.author	Zhang, Q
dc.contributor.author	Yu, B
dc.contributor.author	Ren, Z
dc.date.accessioned	2011-10-10T07:03:47Z
dc.date.available	2011-10-10T07:03:47Z
dc.date.issued	2011
dc.description.abstract	High performance thermoelectric materials in a wide range of temperatures are essential to broaden the application spectrum of thermoelectric devices. This paper presents experiments on the power and efficiency characteristics of lowand mid-temperature thermoelectric materials. We show that as long as an appreciable temperature difference can be created over a short thermoelectric leg, good power output can be achieved. For a mid-temperature n-type doped skutterudite material an efficiency of over 11% at a temperature difference of 600°C could be achieved. Besides the improvement of thermoelectric materials, device optimization is a crucial factor for efficient heat-to-electric power conversion and one of the key challenges is how to create a large temperature across a thermoelectric generator especially in the case of a dilute incident heat flux. For the solar application of thermoelectrics we investigated the concept of large thermal heat flux concentration to optimize the operating temperature for highest solar thermoelectric generator efficiency. A solar-to-electric power conversion efficiency of ∼5% could be demonstrated. Solar thermoelectric generators with a large thermal concentration which minimizes the amount of thermoelectric nanostrucutured bulk material shows great potential to enable cost-effective electrical power generation from the sun. © 2011 Copyright Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE).
dc.description.nature	Link_to_subscribed_fulltext
dc.identifier.citation	Proceedings Of Spie - The International Society For Optical Engineering, 2011, v. 8031 [How to Cite?] DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1117/12.885759
dc.identifier.doi	http://dx.doi.org/10.1117/12.885759
dc.identifier.isi	WOS:000291441400049
dc.identifier.issn	0277-786X 2011 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.046
dc.identifier.scopus	eid_2-s2.0-79958014441
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10722/142039
dc.identifier.volume	8031
dc.publisher	S P I E - International Society for Optical Engineering. The Journal's web site is located at http://spie.org/x1848.xml
dc.publisher.place	United States
dc.relation.ispartof	Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
dc.relation.references	References in Scopus
dc.subject	Bulk materials
dc.subject	Device optimization
dc.subject	Efficiency characteristic
dc.subject	Electrical power generation
dc.subject	Flux concentration
dc.subject	Operating temperature
dc.subject	Power conversion
dc.subject	Power conversion efficiencies
dc.subject	Power out put
dc.subject	Skutterudite materials
dc.subject	Solar applications
dc.subject	Temperature differences
dc.subject	Thermal concentration
dc.subject	Thermal heat
dc.subject	Thermoelectric devices
dc.subject	Thermoelectric generators
dc.subject	Thermoelectric material
dc.subject	Thermoelectrics
dc.subject	Conversion efficiency
dc.subject	Electric generators
dc.subject	Heat flux
dc.subject	Materials
dc.subject	Nanotechnology
dc.subject	Optimization
dc.subject	Sensors
dc.subject	Skutterudites
dc.subject	Solar equipment
dc.subject	Thermoelectric equipment
dc.subject	Thermoelectricity
dc.subject	Thermoelectric energy conversion
dc.title	Thermoelectric energy conversion using nanostructured materials
dc.type	Conference_Paper

<?xml encoding="utf-8" version="1.0"?><item><contributor.author>Chen, G</contributor.author><contributor.author>Kraemer, D</contributor.author><contributor.author>Muto, A</contributor.author><contributor.author>McEnaney, K</contributor.author><contributor.author>Feng, HP</contributor.author><contributor.author>Liu, WS</contributor.author><contributor.author>Zhang, Q</contributor.author><contributor.author>Yu, B</contributor.author><contributor.author>Ren, Z</contributor.author><date.accessioned>2011-10-10T07:03:47Z</date.accessioned><date.available>2011-10-10T07:03:47Z</date.available><date.issued>2011</date.issued><identifier.citation>Proceedings Of Spie - The International Society For Optical Engineering, 2011, v. 8031</identifier.citation><identifier.issn>0277-786X</identifier.issn><identifier.uri>http://hdl.handle.net/10722/142039</identifier.uri><description.abstract>High performance thermoelectric materials in a wide range of temperatures are essential to broaden the application spectrum of thermoelectric devices. This paper presents experiments on the power and efficiency characteristics of lowand mid-temperature thermoelectric materials. We show that as long as an appreciable temperature difference can be created over a short thermoelectric leg, good power output can be achieved. For a mid-temperature n-type doped skutterudite material an efficiency of over 11% at a temperature difference of 600&#176;C could be achieved. Besides the improvement of thermoelectric materials, device optimization is a crucial factor for efficient heat-to-electric power conversion and one of the key challenges is how to create a large temperature across a thermoelectric generator especially in the case of a dilute incident heat flux. For the solar application of thermoelectrics we investigated the concept of large thermal heat flux concentration to optimize the operating temperature for highest solar thermoelectric generator efficiency. A solar-to-electric power conversion efficiency of &#8764;5% could be demonstrated. Solar thermoelectric generators with a large thermal concentration which minimizes the amount of thermoelectric nanostrucutured bulk material shows great potential to enable cost-effective electrical power generation from the sun. &#169; 2011 Copyright Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE).</description.abstract><publisher>S P I E - International Society for Optical Engineering. The Journal&apos;s web site is located at http://spie.org/x1848.xml</publisher><relation.ispartof>Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering</relation.ispartof><subject>Bulk materials</subject><subject>Device optimization</subject><subject>Efficiency characteristic</subject><subject>Electrical power generation</subject><subject>Flux concentration</subject><subject>Operating temperature</subject><subject>Power conversion</subject><subject>Power conversion efficiencies</subject><subject>Power out put</subject><subject>Skutterudite materials</subject><subject>Solar applications</subject><subject>Temperature differences</subject><subject>Thermal concentration</subject><subject>Thermal heat</subject><subject>Thermoelectric devices</subject><subject>Thermoelectric generators</subject><subject>Thermoelectric material</subject><subject>Thermoelectrics</subject><subject>Conversion efficiency</subject><subject>Electric generators</subject><subject>Heat flux</subject><subject>Materials</subject><subject>Nanotechnology</subject><subject>Optimization</subject><subject>Sensors</subject><subject>Skutterudites</subject><subject>Solar equipment</subject><subject>Thermoelectric equipment</subject><subject>Thermoelectricity</subject><subject>Thermoelectric energy conversion</subject><title>Thermoelectric energy conversion using nanostructured materials</title><type>Conference_Paper</type><description.nature>Link_to_subscribed_fulltext</description.nature><identifier.doi>10.1117/12.885759</identifier.doi><identifier.scopus>eid_2-s2.0-79958014441</identifier.scopus><relation.references>http://www.scopus.com/mlt/select.url?eid=2-s2.0-79958014441&amp;selection=ref&amp;src=s&amp;origin=recordpage</relation.references><identifier.volume>8031</identifier.volume><identifier.isi>WOS:000291441400049</identifier.isi><publisher.place>United States</publisher.place></item>

Author Affiliations

Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Boston College

Conference Paper: Thermoelectric energy conversion using nanostructured materials

The HKU Scholars Hub has contact details for these author(s).