Macro-performance of multilayered thermoelectric medium

doi:10.1088/1674-1056/26/12/127307

Abstract The effective properties of thermoelectric composites are well known to depend on boundary conditions, which causes the macro performance of thermoelectric composite to be difficult to assess. The overall macro-performance of multilayered thermoelectric medium is discussed in this paper. The analytical solutions are obtained, including the heat flux, temperature, electric potential, and the overall energy conversion efficiency. The results show that there are unique relationships between the temperature/electric potential and the electric current/energy flux in the material, and whether the material is independent of or embedded in thermoelectric composites. Besides, the Peltier effect at the interface can significantly improve the overall energy conversion efficiency of thermoelectric composites. These results provide a powerful tool to analyze the effective behaviors of thermoelectric composites.

Keywords: multi-layered thermoelectric material conversion efficiency Peltier effect heat flux electric energy

Received: 11 May 2017
Revised: 11 September 2017
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PACS:	73.50.Lw	(Thermoelectric effects)
	84.60.Rb	(Thermoelectric, electrogasdynamic and other direct energy conversion)
	84.60.Bk	(Performance characteristics of energy conversion systems; figure of merit)
	46.25.Cc	(Theoretical studies)

Fund: Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 11232007 and 11202099), the Priority Academic Program Development of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions (PAPD) and State Key Laboratory of Mechanics and Control of Mechanical Structures, China (Grant No. MCMS-0215G01), and the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities, China (Grant No. NS2016008).

Corresponding Authors: Hao-Peng Song
E-mail: hpsong@nuaa.edu.cn

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Kun Song(宋坤), Hao-Peng Song(宋豪鹏), Cun-Fa Gao(高存法) Macro-performance of multilayered thermoelectric medium 2017 Chin. Phys. B 26 127307

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