Experimental Investigation in Power Generation Using Thermoelectric Generator
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2017-10-13T13:46:57Z
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In this work, An Experimental setup is devised to study the characteristic behavior of
Bismuth Telluride (Bi2Te3) Thermo electric Generator which is a semiconductor device
used in generating electrical power energy from thermal energy.
The variables considered for conducting this experimental work is as follows:
CASE A: Connecting multiple TEGs in series by varying the thickness of aluminum
supporting block with varying mechanical loading without application of thermal
grease.
CASE B: Connecting multiple TEGs in series by varying the thickness of aluminum
supporting block at constant maximum mechanical loading with application of
thermal grease.
With the above 2 cases a study is made for 3 variable thickness of Aluminum supporting
block (10mm, 15mm, 20mm) by placing it on Aluminum base plate with the application
of mechanical load at a range of temperature difference
In the CASE A, we observe that at maximum mechanical loading of 41.52 kg
without the application of thermal grease we conclude that using 15mm thick aluminium
supporting block, maximum electrical power upto 2.973 Watts can be generated with an
increment of 39.07%.
Based on this observation CASE B experiment was conducted at constant
maximum mechanical loading of 41.52 kg with the application of thermal grease and
were able to generate maximum electrical power of 4.96W for 20mm thick Aluminum
supporting block using Aluminum as a base plate.
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Sagar Prasad, 1NH13ME433, Experimental Investigation in Power Generation Using Thermoelectric Generator