Additive fabrication and experimental validation of a lightweight thermoelectric generator.

ABSTRACT: We develop a thermoelectric generator based on catalytic combustion and operating in the low power range (up to 10 W). Considering the target of small-scale thermoelectric generators, the additive technique was chosen as an enabling technology to customize the different parts of the presented device. The generator consists of a hexagonal shaped combustion chamber coupled to commercial thermoelectric modules, water-cooled at the cold side. Thanks to the components design, heat transfer across each part of the system is properly driven enhancing the thermal management of the system. Moreover, in order to improve the overall efficiency, exhausts outlet is designed to promote heat recovery. The generator is characterized achieving an electrical power output close to 9 W in continuous regime, w

SUBMITTER: Fanciulli C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10281994 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature