Numerical Analysis for the Performance of a Thermoelectric Generator According to Engine Exhaust Gas Thermal Conditions
Internal combustion engines rejects 30-40% of the
energy supplied by fuel to the environment through exhaust gas. thus, there is a possibility for further significant improvement of efficiency with the utilization of exhaust gas energy and its conversion to mechanical energy or electrical energy. The Thermo-Electric
Generator (TEG) will be located in the exhaust system and will make use of an energy flow between the warmer exhaust gas and the external environment. Predict to th optimum position of temperature
distribution and the performance of TEG through numerical analysis.
The experimental results obtained show that the power output significantly increases with the temperature difference between cold
and hot sides of a thermoelectric generator.
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[1] Endo, T., Kwajiri, S., Kojima, Y., Takahashi, K. et al.,"Study on Maximizing Exergy in Automotive Engines," SAE Technical Paper, 2007-01-0257, 2007.
[2] Aleksandr, S.K., John, C.B., Saeid, G., Norbert, B.E., Richard, A.B., David, F., Mike, M., "Thermoelectric Development ay Hi-Z Technology,"
Technical Paper, 2001
[3] Crane, D., Jackson, G., and Holloway, D., "Towards Optimization of
Automotive Waste Heat Recovery Using Thermoelectrics," SAE
Technical Paper, 2001-01-1021, 2001
[4] Stobert, R. and Milner, D., "The Potential for Thermo-Electric Regeneration of Energy in Vehicles," SAE Technical Paper,
2009-01-1333, 2009.
[5] Rowe, D. M., "Thermoelectric Handbook Macro to Nano," Taylor and
Francis Group Press, Wales, 2007.
[6] Bass, J. C., Elsner, N. B. and Leavitt, F. A., "Performance of the 1kW
thermoelectric generator for diesel engines," Proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Thermoelectrics, pp. 295-298, 1994.
[7] Wu, C., "Analysis of waste-heat thermoelectric power generators," Applied Thermal Eng., Vol. 16, No. 1, pp. 63-69, 1996.
[8] Huang, B. J. Chin, C. J., and Duang, C. L., "A design method of thermoelectric cooler," Int. J. Refrigeration, Vol. 23, pp. 208-218, 2000.
@article{"International Journal of Mechanical, Industrial and Aerospace Sciences:63403", author = "Jinkyu Park and Yungjin Kim and Byungdeok In and Sangki Park and Kihyung Lee", title = "Numerical Analysis for the Performance of a Thermoelectric Generator According to Engine Exhaust Gas Thermal Conditions", abstract = "Internal combustion engines rejects 30-40% of the
energy supplied by fuel to the environment through exhaust gas. thus, there is a possibility for further significant improvement of efficiency with the utilization of exhaust gas energy and its conversion to mechanical energy or electrical energy. The Thermo-Electric
Generator (TEG) will be located in the exhaust system and will make use of an energy flow between the warmer exhaust gas and the external environment. Predict to th optimum position of temperature
distribution and the performance of TEG through numerical analysis.
The experimental results obtained show that the power output significantly increases with the temperature difference between cold
and hot sides of a thermoelectric generator.", keywords = "Thermoelectric generator, Numerical analysis, Seebeck coefficient, Figure of merit", volume = "5", number = "12", pages = "2698-5", }