naa a22 4500 510801633 CHVBK 20180411083358.0 cr unu---uuuuu 180411e20130701xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s11664-012-2430-x doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s11664-012-2430-x A Global Design Approach for Large-Scale Thermoelectric Energy Harvesting Systems [Elektronische Daten] [G. Roy, E. Matagne, P. Jacques] The method described here aims at designing and optimizing a thermoelectric system to maximize the total electrical power produced by a large-scale thermoelectric system with a nonconstant heat source. This method consists of three steps: (i) definition of the thermal and electrical parameters of the thermoelectric generator, (ii) use of a multi-objective optimization method to find the parameter values that maximize the electrical power or the conversion efficiency, and (iii) selection of local operating points for maximum global electrical output. This method shows better performance than other, more intuitive design approaches. TMS, 2013 Large-scale thermoelectric generator nationallicence energy harvesting nationallicence multi-objective optimization nationallicence Roy G. Institute of Mechanics, Materials and Civil Engineering, MCTR, Université Catholique de Louvain, Place du Levant 2, bte L5.04.02, 1348, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium aut Matagne E. Institute of Mechanics, Materials and Civil Engineering, MCTR, Université Catholique de Louvain, Place du Levant 2, bte L5.04.02, 1348, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium aut Jacques P. Institute of Mechanics, Materials and Civil Engineering, IMAP, Université Catholique de Louvain, Place Sainte Barbe 2, 1348, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium aut Journal of Electronic Materials Springer US; http://www.springer-ny.com 42/7(2013-07-01), 1781-1788 0361-5235 42:7<1781 2013 42 11664 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11664-012-2430-x text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11664-012-2430-x text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Roy G. Institute of Mechanics, Materials and Civil Engineering, MCTR, Université Catholique de Louvain, Place du Levant 2, bte L5.04.02, 1348, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Matagne E. Institute of Mechanics, Materials and Civil Engineering, MCTR, Université Catholique de Louvain, Place du Levant 2, bte L5.04.02, 1348, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Jacques P. Institute of Mechanics, Materials and Civil Engineering, IMAP, Université Catholique de Louvain, Place Sainte Barbe 2, 1348, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Journal of Electronic Materials Springer US; http://www.springer-ny.com 42/7(2013-07-01), 1781-1788 0361-5235 42:7<1781 2013 42 11664 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer