Modeling and simulation analysis of micro thermoelectric generator

This paper presents a reliable solution for power supply by using thermal energy harvesting by means of the micro thermoelectric generator (TEG). The construction of thermocouple in achieving maximum power output is investigated which include the width and length of the thermoelements for a fixed va...

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Main Authors: Rahman, Z.H.A., Khir, M.H.Md., Burhanudin, Z.A.
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Published: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. 2017
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spelling my.utp.eprints.202172018-04-22T14:46:07Z Modeling and simulation analysis of micro thermoelectric generator Rahman, Z.H.A. Khir, M.H.Md. Burhanudin, Z.A. This paper presents a reliable solution for power supply by using thermal energy harvesting by means of the micro thermoelectric generator (TEG). The construction of thermocouple in achieving maximum power output is investigated which include the width and length of the thermoelements for a fixed value of the thickness of thermoelements. For the structure design, several TEGs configuration is tested to foresee the temperature difference achieved between the two junctions. The materials used as substrate and thermocouple pairs are a silicon substrate and n-type/p-type polySi, respectively. The result of thermal simulations using CoventorWare shows that the etching of substrate in order to create trenches improved the efficiency of the generator significantly by providing a larger temperature difference between two junctions. Additional thermal insulator layer on top TEG surface also contributes great impact on the temperature difference achieved. A power factor of 0.0867 μW/cm-2-K2 can be obtained when the temperature difference between the bottom and the top surface of TEG is 7 K. © 2016 IEEE. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. 2017 Article PeerReviewed https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85011994105&doi=10.1109%2fICIAS.2016.7824110&partnerID=40&md5=051d895bf69ec3db38345c16735eb0d6 Rahman, Z.H.A. and Khir, M.H.Md. and Burhanudin, Z.A. (2017) Modeling and simulation analysis of micro thermoelectric generator. International Conference on Intelligent and Advanced Systems, ICIAS 2016 . http://eprints.utp.edu.my/20217/
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description This paper presents a reliable solution for power supply by using thermal energy harvesting by means of the micro thermoelectric generator (TEG). The construction of thermocouple in achieving maximum power output is investigated which include the width and length of the thermoelements for a fixed value of the thickness of thermoelements. For the structure design, several TEGs configuration is tested to foresee the temperature difference achieved between the two junctions. The materials used as substrate and thermocouple pairs are a silicon substrate and n-type/p-type polySi, respectively. The result of thermal simulations using CoventorWare shows that the etching of substrate in order to create trenches improved the efficiency of the generator significantly by providing a larger temperature difference between two junctions. Additional thermal insulator layer on top TEG surface also contributes great impact on the temperature difference achieved. A power factor of 0.0867 μW/cm-2-K2 can be obtained when the temperature difference between the bottom and the top surface of TEG is 7 K. © 2016 IEEE.
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author Rahman, Z.H.A.
Khir, M.H.Md.
Burhanudin, Z.A.
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Modeling and simulation analysis of micro thermoelectric generator
author_facet Rahman, Z.H.A.
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title Modeling and simulation analysis of micro thermoelectric generator
title_short Modeling and simulation analysis of micro thermoelectric generator
title_full Modeling and simulation analysis of micro thermoelectric generator
title_fullStr Modeling and simulation analysis of micro thermoelectric generator
title_full_unstemmed Modeling and simulation analysis of micro thermoelectric generator
title_sort modeling and simulation analysis of micro thermoelectric generator
publisher Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
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