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Maximum performance in self-compatible thermoelectric elements

Seifert, W. and Pluschke, V. and Goupil, C. and Zabrocki, K. and Müller, E. and Snyder, G. J. (2011) Maximum performance in self-compatible thermoelectric elements. Journal of Materials Research, 26 (15). pp. 1933-1939. ISSN 0884-2914 http://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechAUTHORS:20111116-105849279

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Abstract

Within the framework of a new optimization strategy based on self-compatible thermoelectric elements, the ability to reach maximum performance is discussed. For the efficiency of a thermogenerator and the coefficient of performance of a Peltier cooler, the constraint z T = k_o = const. turned out to provide a suitable criterion for judging maximum performance. In this paper k_o is calculated as an average of the temperature dependent figure of merit z T


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Additional Information:© 2011 Materials Research Society. Received 14 December 2011; accepted 11 April 2011.
Subject Keywords:thermoelectricity
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Official Citation: W. Seifert, V. Pluschke, C. Goupil, K. Zabrocki, E. Müller and G.J. Snyder (2011). Maximum performance in self-compatible thermoelectric elements. Journal of Materials Research, 26 , pp 1933-1939 doi:10.1557/jmr.2011.139
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