New Method for Evaluating the Peltier Coefficient Based on Temperature Measurements in a Thermoelectric Module
New Method for Evaluating the Peltier Coefficient Based on Temperature Measurements in a Thermoelectric Module
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基于热电模块温度测量评估珀耳帖系数的新方法
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发表时间:
2012
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2.1
通讯作者:
A. Casanovas
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作者:
J. Garrido;A. Casanovas
A new method for determining the Peltier coefficient of thermoelectric devices has been developed. The Peltier coefficient has been evaluated by measuring the temperature distribution along the junction of two dissimilar materials X and Y. The energy balance has been used to link the Peltier coefficient with the hot and cold temperatures of the metallic blocks of a thermoelectric module (TEM), thus enabling the evaluation of this coefficient. Data on the thermal conductance of the pellets are also needed. The experimental device used in this paper is a TEM composed of N = 71 couples of bismuth telluride, suitably doped to provide individual n and p elements. Using nominal values given by the manufacturer for the Seebeck coefficient of the TEM, the Onsager reciprocal relation has been confirmed.