Utilizing Connection of Multiple Peltier Cells to Enhance the Coefficient of Performance

Jan Rimbala, Jan Kyncl, Jan Koller and Ghaeth Fandi ()
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Jan Rimbala: Department of Electrical Power Engineering, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Czech Technical University in Prague, Technická 2, Prague 6, 166 27 Prague, Czech Republic
Jan Kyncl: Department of Electrical Power Engineering, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Czech Technical University in Prague, Technická 2, Prague 6, 166 27 Prague, Czech Republic
Jan Koller: Department of Electrical Power Engineering, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Czech Technical University in Prague, Technická 2, Prague 6, 166 27 Prague, Czech Republic
Ghaeth Fandi: Department of Electrical Power Engineering, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Czech Technical University in Prague, Technická 2, Prague 6, 166 27 Prague, Czech Republic

Energies, 2024, vol. 17, issue 17, 1-18

Abstract: Peltier cells are commonly used in low-power cooling applications, such as automotive refrigerators and electronics temperature regulation systems. These applications are typically low-energy in nature. There is currently a growing emphasis on energy conservation and waste heat utilization in the energy industry. This paper explores the possibility of improving the heating or cooling coefficient of performance (COP) of Peltier cells through intelligent serial and parallel connections. The purpose of this work is to raise the question of whether it would be possible to reconsider the concept of harnessing the “energy” potential of Peltier cells. The utilized model is in line with the current state of the art, and the case study is based on parameters measured on a commercially available Peltier cell. The resulting COP, when considering current materials, remains inferior to the COP of compressor-based heat pumps. For low-power devices, it can represent a technically and economically comparable solution.

Keywords: Peltier cell; heat pump; thermoelectric effect; Peltier and Thomson effect; coefficient of performance (COP); Seebeck coefficient (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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