In this study, a full-scale three-dimensional trapezoidal thermoelectric cooler model is constructed to study its cooling performance and mechanical reliability using finite element simulation. Temperature dependent material properties are considered...
In this work, a modeling and experimental study of a new thermoelectric cooler–thermoelectric generator (TEC-TEG) module is investigated. The studied module is composed of TEC, TEG and total system heatsink, all connected thermally in series. An inpu...
In this work, we show a general approach for inhomogeneous composite thermoelectric systems, and as an illustrative case, we consider a dual thermoelectric cooler. This composite cooler consists of two thermoelectric modules (TEMs) connected thermall...
Thermoelectric cooling is an ideal solution for chip heat dissipation due to its characteristics of no refrigerant, no vibration, no moving parts, and easy integration. Compared with a traditional thermoelectric device, a thin-film thermoelectric dev...
The temperature of electric vehicle batteries needs to be controlled through a thermal management system to ensure working performance, service life, and safety. In this paper, TAFEL-LAE895 100Ah ternary Li-ion batteries were used, and discharging ex...
Based on existing studies, we identified that the heat sinks used in wearable thermoelectric coolers (WTECs) are predominantly bulky, which limits their practicality and comfort. To address this issue, we propose the use of phase-change composite mat...
The motor controller is an important component in electric vehicle. Controller always generates heat and needs cooling as electric vehicle driving. Micro thermoelectric cooler (μTEC) with many advantages becomes a potential cooling device for control...
This paper describes a new readout integrated circuit and non-uniformity correction (NUC) method that ensures that the bolometer array has low non-uniformity over a wide operating temperature range without a thermoelectric cooler (TEC). The proposed...
An atmospheric water harvester with a thermoelectric cooler (TEC) can extract water vapour from air. This study tested a prototype atmospheric water harvester with a TEC and evaluated the condensation flow parameters affecting the amount of water pro...
Temperature control is the most important and fundamental part of a polymerase chain reaction (PCR). To date, there have been several methods to realize the periodic heating and cooling of the thermal-cycler system for continuous-flow PCR reactions,...
A low-cost medium-power carbon dioxide (CO2) laser system is designed, constructed, and characterized to produce coherent, monochromatic laser radiation in the infrared region. The laser cavity is simulated and designed by using ZEMAX optic studio. A...
Among renewable resources, solar energy is abundant and cost effective. However, the efficiency and performance of photovoltaic panels (PVs) are adversely affected by the rise in the surface temperature of solar cells. This paper analyzes the idea of...
Due to their advantages of self-powered capability and compact size, combined thermoelectric devices, in which a thermoelectric cooler module is driven by a thermoelectric generator module, have become promising candidates for cooling applications in...
Over the past years, thermoelectric refrigeration has attracted considerable attention due to its compact size, reliability, and environmental friendliness. Traditional refrigeration systems use greenhouse gases, which significantly impacts our envir...
The heat generation from recent advanced computer chips is increasing rapidly. This creates a challenge in cooling the chips while maintaining their temperatures below the threshold values. Another challenge is that the heat generation in the chip is...
The performance of critical components in a sensor testing system may be compromised in a thermal vacuum environment as a result of the impact of extreme temperatures. Moreover, the precision of the angle measurement may be influenced by the thermal...
Thomson heat absorption corresponding to changes in the Seebeck coefficient with respect to temperature enables the design of thermoelectric coolers wherein Thomson cooling is the dominant term, i.e., the Thomson coolers. Thomson coolers extend the w...
The thermoelectric air conditioning system (TE-AC) is a small, noiseless alternative to standard vapor compression refrigeration (VCR) systems. The cooling characteristics of a TE-AC system operating under two conditions, i.e., steady current and cur...
Electric motors and generators underpin life in today’s world. They are numerous and widespread and consume approximately 45% of the world’s energy. Any improvements in efficiency or reductions in their whole-of-life costs are actively an...
This paper focuses on the problem of thermoelectric cooler waste heat recovery and utilization, and proposes taking the waste heat together with the original heat source as the input heat source of the integrated thermoelectric generation–cooli...
In the rapid development of molecular biology, nucleic acid amplification detection technology has received more and more attention. The traditional polymerase chain reaction (PCR) instrument has poor refrigeration performance during its transition f...
The widespread adoption of variable frequency air conditioners (VFACs) in household appliances is primarily driven by their energy-saving qualities. However, extremely high ambient temperatures and limited space affect the heat dissipation of the ele...
Similar to biological muscles in nature, artificial muscles have unique advantages for driving bionic robots. However, there is still a large gap between the performance of existing artificial muscles and biological muscles. Twisted polymer actuators...
Air conditioning has become a necessity in people’s daily life. The performance of the compressor determines the energy efficiency ratio of this electrical equipment, but the heat generated during the operation of its internal core power compon...
Wavelength stability of distributed feedback (DFB) semiconductor lasers in dense wavelength division multiplexing (DWDM) systems hinges on sub-millikelvin temperature regulation, a task complicated by the nonlinear, multi-node dynamics of the thermoe...
This paper presents a method of extracting temperature-dependent parameters of thermoelectric material from the operating conditions of thermoelectric cooler (TEC). Based on the finite element method of calculating TEC’s performance, non-linear...
A diode-side-pumped, high-energy, high-beam-quality, pulsed solid-state Nd3+:Y3Al5O12 (Nd:YAG) laser with a thermoelectric cooler (TEC) is investigated in this study. The pump laser was a pulsed laser diode array with maximum peak power of 15 kW. A 3...
With the continued development of 5G mobile communications technology, the implementation of high-power communication systems has become a key indicator of developed nations. Communication modules are also trending toward wide bandwidth and high-capa...
Mass-produced thermoelectric modules are mainly fabricated with Bi2Te3-based materials. Due to the limited world reserves and the high price of tellurium, it must be saved. The miniaturization of thermoelectric converters is one of the modern trends...
Thermoelectric (TE) technology is promising for reducing thermal discomfort of workers during their routine professional activities. In this manuscript, a preliminary evaluation of a newly developed personal cooling system (PCS) with flexible TE modu...
In recent years, thermoelectric (TE) technology has been emerging as a promising alternative and environmentally friendly technology for power generators or cooling devices due to the increasingly serious energy shortage and environmental pollution p...
Thermoelectric modules can find practical application in clothing with a cooling function. A personal cooling system using Peltier modules integrated with clothing was developed and tested with the participation of a person. A dedicated electronic co...
In this work, an atmospheric water generator (AWG) system called the medium-scale AWG (MSAWG) was designed, fabricated, and tested in Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) under the outdoor tropical climate conditions of Malaysia to investigate the amount...
Depending on the application of bismuth telluride thermoelectric materials in cooling, waste heat recovery, or wearable electronics, their material properties, and geometrical dimensions should be designed to optimize their performance. Recently, the...
To solve the problem in which the output power and wavelength of semiconductor lasers in fiber optic sensing systems are easily affected by the drive current and temperature, a high-precision current drive and temperature control system was developed...
This research study is the preliminary phase of an effort to develop a generic data transfer method via human haptic thermal sensation (i.e., a coded language such as Morse or Braille). For the method to be effective, it must include a large variety...
In hot climates, PV efficiency drops dramatically if the surface temperature of the panels rises over a specific limit. Consequently, a cooling system is required to preserve PV modules as close to their operating temperature as feasible. For this pu...
As is known to all, a battery pack is significantly important for electric vehicles. However, its performance is easily affected by temperature. In order to address this problem, an enhanced battery thermal management system is proposed, which includ...
Oxide perovskite materials have a long history of being investigated for thermoelectric applications. Compared to the state-of-the-art tin and lead chalcogenides, these perovskite compounds have advantages of low toxicity, eco-friendliness, and high...
The objective of this research was to develop a coded language, similarly to Morse or Braille, via a haptic thermal interface. The method is based on the human thermal sense to receive and decode the messages, and is to be used as an alternative or c...
A low electromagnetic interference (EMI), precision temperature control system for sensitive piezoelectric sensors stabilization and their thermal characteristics research was proposed. Quartz crystal microbalance (QCM) was chosen as the device to be...
A hot microclimate is one of the hazards that glassworkers may be exposed to. In particular, high ambient temperatures contribute to thermal load. New measures are needed to monitor this parameter in the work environment and to protect workers from r...
In-plane thermoelectric thin-film cooling devices are considered a promising solution for thermal management in electronic systems. However, the actual cooling performance is far below that of regular bulk cooling devices, making the design of thin-f...
Thermoelectric refrigeration systems employing the Peltier effect are widely applied in electronic cooling and environmental control. The performance of such systems is influenced by inevitable uncertainties in key parameters that can lead to noticea...
Ultra-low Earth orbit (LEO) satellites are widely used in the military, remote sensing, scientific research, and other fields. The ultra-LEO satellite faces the harsh aerothermal environment, and the complex variable attitude task requires the radiat...
Thermoelectric generators are a great alternative for waste heat energy harvesting in several technological fields. Vapor compression refrigeration systems present great potential for waste heat energy harvesting as they dissipate heat in a condenser...
The objective of this paper is to focus on the technical issues of single-stage thermo-electric coolers (TECs) and two-stage TECs and then apply new methods in optimizing the dimensions of TECs. In detail, some metaheuristics—simulated annealing (SA)...
In this study, we present the results of measuring the performance of selected Peltier cells such as thermoelectric Peltier cooler modules (TEC), thermoelectric micro-Peltier cooler modules (TES), and thermoelectric Seebeck generator modules (TEG). T...
The primary reason behind the search for novel organic materials for application in thermoelectric devices is the toxicity of inorganic substances and the difficulties associated with their processing for the production of thin, flexible layers. When...
In this work, we analyze the thermodynamics and geometric optimization of thermoelectric elements in a hybrid two-stage thermoelectric micro cooler (TEMC). We propose a novel procedure to improve the performance of the micro cooler based on optimum g...
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