Electrically tunable thermal conductivity and exhaust heat recovery applications of thermoelectric materials

The current work is focused on two areas related to thermoelectricity: (i) the study of the capability of controlling the thermal conductivity of TEMs and (ii) the development, testing and improvement of an automotive thermoelectric generator (ATEG).The first part of the thesis proposes a novel appr...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor: Massaguer Colomer, Albert
Tipo de recurso: tesis doctoral
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2018
País:España
Institución:CBUC, CESCA
Repositorio:TDR. Tesis Doctorales en Red
OAI Identifier:oai:www.tdx.cat:10803/663668
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10803/663668
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Thermoelectricity
Termoelectricitat
Termoelectricidad
Waste heat
Calor residual
Thermal conductivity
Conductividad térmica
Conductivitat tèrmica
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Sumario:The current work is focused on two areas related to thermoelectricity: (i) the study of the capability of controlling the thermal conductivity of TEMs and (ii) the development, testing and improvement of an automotive thermoelectric generator (ATEG).The first part of the thesis proposes a novel approach to the use of thermoelectric couples, treating them as variable insulators in thermal systems.The second part of this investigation is focused on exhaust heat recovery development. In the first place, author describes a method to help ATEG design and to predict its performance in terms of fuel economy