Modules, Systems, and Applications in Thermoelectrics

1. Auflage 2012
ISBN: 978-1-4398-7472-1
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Inc

Buch, Englisch, 574 Seiten, Format (B × H): 179 mm x 261 mm, Gewicht: 1162 g

Comprising two volumes, Thermoelectrics and Its Energy Harvesting reviews the dramatic improvements in technology and application of thermoelectric energy with a specific intention to reduce and reuse waste heat and improve novel techniques for the efficient acquisition and use of energy. This volume, Modules, Systems and Applications in Thermoelectrics, discusses the practical, novel, and truly groundbreaking applications of thermoelectrics in a range of markets.

The book details the U.S. interest in alternative energy and energy harvesting, specifically, the current efforts to use thermoelectric generators (TGs) to reduce emissions. Internationally, it expounds on the strong interest in Japan, Korea and Europe to incorporate TGs in cars to reduce fuel consumption and meet EU carbon dioxide emission targets; the European plans to build an isotopic powered thermoelectric generator; and India’s use of TG s in converting hot water from steel mills into electricity.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Rowe, David Michael

Fachgebiete

• Technische Wissenschaften Energietechnik | Elektrotechnik Energieumwandlung, Energiespeicherung
• Technische Wissenschaften Maschinenbau | Werkstoffkunde Technische Mechanik | Werkstoffkunde Technische Thermodynamik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Thermoelectric Materials and Properties. Nanostructured Thermoelectric Materials. Design and Realization of Nanostructured Inorganic Intergrowths. Bulk Nanocomposites of Thermoelectric Materials. Layer-Structured Metal Sulphides as Novel Thermoelectric Materials. Thermoelectric Properties of Quantum Wires within Chrysotile Asbestos Nanotubes. Bismuth telluride Alloys for Waste Energy Harvesting and Cooling Applications. Optimization of Solid Solutions Based on Bismuth and Antimony Chalcogenides above room Temperature. Effect of Vacancy Distribution on the Thermoelectric Properties of Gallium and Indium Chalcogenides. Inverse Clathrates. Recent Advances in the Development of Efficient n-type Skutterudites. Silicide Thermoelectrics: State-of-Art and Prospects. Thermoelectric Properties of Inter-Metallic Hybridization Gap and Pseudo- gap Systems. Novel Power Factor of Si-Ge System. Boride Thermoelectrics; High Temperature Thermoelectric Materials. Polymer Thermoelectric Materials'. Thermo-mechanical Properties of Thermoelectric Materials. Thermoelectric Modules, Devices and Applications. Miniaturized Thermoelectric Converters, Technologies and Applications. Application of Thermoelectrics for Thermal Management of High Power Microelectronics. Mille Kelvin Electronic Refrigeration. Heat Exchangers. Thin-film Superlattice Thermoelectric Devices for Energy Harvesting and Thermal Management. Thermoelectric Aystems and Applications. Thermoelectric Energy Recovery Systems: Thermal, Thermoelectric, and Structural Considerations. Thermoelectric Harvesting of Low Temperature Heat. Solar Thermoelectric Power Conversion. Automotive Application of Thermoelectric Technology. Medical Applications of Thermoelectrics.

Über Autor(innen)

David Michael Rowe