A Free-Standing, Silent, Micro/Mesoscale Combustion-Powered Thermoelectric Generator Based on Natural Convection Cooling

Mikiyas Bekele Tulu; Guoneng Li; Dawit Bogale Alemayehu; Minbo Yi

doi:10.1115/1.4053802

journal article Mar 04, 2022

A Free-Standing, Silent, Micro/Mesoscale Combustion-Powered Thermoelectric Generator Based on Natural Convection Cooling

Mikiyas Bekele Tulu Guoneng Li Dawit Bogale Alemayehu Minbo Yi

Journal of Heat Transfer Vol. 144 No. 5 · ASME International

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Abstract

Abstract
In recent years, the world has become increasingly interested in power generation using thermoelectric generators (TEG) because of the advantage of converting heat directly to electricity. In this work, experimental studies have been carried out on micro/mesoscale combustor-powered thermoelectric generators (MCP-TEG) to evaluate the influence of different types of heat sinks on the cold side of MCP-TEG. The micro/mesoscale combustor was connected with Bi2Te3 based TEG1-12708 thermoelectric modules from both sides along with a heat sink on the cold side of the modules. The system uses natural convection cooling with a flat-plate aluminum heat sink. The MCP-TEG generates electrical power of 0.242 W with an overall efficiency of 0.3% at a hot-end temperature of 351 K. Power load feature and time history tests are conducted to evaluate the performance of the MCP-TEG system and comparisons of various related studies were made.

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Published: Mar 04, 2022
Vol/Issue: 144(5)
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Authors

M

Mikiyas Bekele Tulu

Department of Mechanical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Science and Technology, Hangzhou 310023, Zhejiang, China

G

Guoneng Li

Department of Energy and Environmental System Engineering, Zhejiang University of Science and Technology, Hangzhou 310023, Zhejiang, China

D

Dawit Bogale Alemayehu

Department of Mechanical Engineering, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taipei 70106, Taiwan

M

Minbo Yi

Department of Mechanical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Science and Technology, Hangzhou 310023, Zhejiang, China

Funding

Natural Science Foundation of Zhejiang Province Award: LZ21E060001

Cite This Article

Mikiyas Bekele Tulu, Guoneng Li, Dawit Bogale Alemayehu, et al. (2022). A Free-Standing, Silent, Micro/Mesoscale Combustion-Powered Thermoelectric Generator Based on Natural Convection Cooling. Journal of Heat Transfer, 144(5). https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4053802

A Free-Standing, Silent, Micro/Mesoscale Combustion-Powered Thermoelectric Generator Based on Natural Convection Cooling

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