Thermoelectric Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion
Thermoelectric Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion
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热电海洋热能转换
DOI：
10.1115/1.3266129
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发表时间：
1980
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通讯作者：
T. Jayadev
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作者：
M. Bohn;D. Benson;T. Jayadev
提出了一种新的热电OTEC概念，并与氨闭式循环设计进行了比较。热电OTEC是一种更简单的系统，不使用工作流体，因此不需要压力容器、工作流体泵或涡轮发电机。这些组件被集成了热电发电机的热交换器电源模块所取代。热电OTEC提供了几个潜在的优势，包括：更简单，更容易批量生产的组件；通过使用高冗余度和长寿命的固态热电发电机，提高了系统性能的可靠性；通过消除加压工作液，提高工作人员和环境的安全性；以及降低系统成本的可能性。对这些比较进行了讨论，并提出了今后工作的计划。
A novel thermoelectric OTEC concept is proposed and compared with the ammonia closed-cycle designs. The thermoelectric OTEC is a much simpler system which uses no working fluid and therefore requires no pressure vessel, working fluid pumps, or turbogenerator. These components are replaced by power modules which are heat exchangers integrated with thermoelectric generators. The thermoelectric OTEC offers several potential advantages including: simpler and more easily mass-produced components; higher reliability system performance through the use of a high level of redundancy and long-lived, solid-state thermoelectric generators; greater safety for crew and environment by elimination of the pressurized working fluid; and the possibility of lower system costs. These comparisons are discussed and plans for future work are presented.