naa a22 4500 510802931 CHVBK 20180411083403.0 cr unu---uuuuu 180411e20130701xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s11664-013-2591-2 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s11664-013-2591-2 Min Gao School of Engineering, Cardiff University, CF24 3AA, Cardiff, UK aut Thermoelectric Module Design Under a Given Thermal Input: Theory and Example [Elektronische Daten] [Gao Min] Established thermoelectric theory enables direct calculation of the power output and conversion efficiency if the temperature difference across a module is given. However, in some applications such as those using a radioisotope or solar radiation as a heat source, the thermal input remains constant while the temperature difference varies with the geometry of the thermoelectric module. In this paper, a theoretical framework for thermoelectric module design under a given thermal input is presented. It provides a convenient approach for module geometry optimization. The usefulness of the theory is demonstrated through a design study, in which an appropriate thermoelement length for a solar thermoelectric system is determined by considering conflicting requirements for a longer length to obtain a greater temperature difference and for a shorter length to produce a larger power output. TMS, 2013 Thermoelectrics nationallicence thermoelectric generator nationallicence thermoelectric energy conversion nationallicence Journal of Electronic Materials Springer US; http://www.springer-ny.com 42/7(2013-07-01), 2239-2242 0361-5235 42:7<2239 2013 42 11664 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11664-013-2591-2 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11664-013-2591-2 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 100 1- Min Gao School of Engineering, Cardiff University, CF24 3AA, Cardiff, UK aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Journal of Electronic Materials Springer US; http://www.springer-ny.com 42/7(2013-07-01), 2239-2242 0361-5235 42:7<2239 2013 42 11664 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer