Faster and more accurate simulations of thermoelectric generators through the prediction of the optimum load resistance for maximum power and efficiency points

Albert Massaguer and Eduard Massaguer

Energy, 2021, vol. 226, issue C

Abstract: There are two methods to predict the maximum power point (MPP) and the maximum efficiency point (MEP) of a thermoelectric generator: the Constant Temperature Difference method (CTD) and the Variable Temperature Difference method (VTD). These methods help engineers to determine the optimum load for MPP or MEP of thermoelectric generators, without the need of doing a load resistance scan (LRS), and are of particular interest to reduce the time needed to simulate large-scale thermoelectric systems.

Keywords: Matched load resistance; Load factor; Maximum power point; Maximum efficiency point; Thermoelectric generator; Optimum load resistance (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2021.120248

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