HunTER High efficiency Thermo ElectRic Cooling

热电技术的潜在市场为560亿美元，仅运输冷却就有260亿美元。目前用于冷却应用的商用热电通常基于碲化铋（Bi 2 Te 3），其品质因数，ZT峰值为1.0@80 oC，热电冷却（TEC）工作温度下的平均ZT为0.8，将最大热流（Qmax）限制为52.2W，最大温差（Tmax）为74 oC，典型TEC模块的性能系数（CoP）为1.46。HUNTER将开发基于声子散射的先进材料解决方案，通过晶粒边界工程;电子过滤的反位和金属-半导体界面工程，以创建在有效工作温度范围内平均ZT 1的n型和p型热电BiTe合金。通过实现这一性能，我们将能够提高TEC模块的效率，使Qmax > 57.3W，Tmax> 78 oC和CoP 1.94，这超出了以前的任何成就。通过实现这一目标，我们将为TEC模块创建全球USP，特别适用于汽车区域冷却应用。项目摘要

The potential market for Thermo-Electric technology is 56 billion, with 26bn for transportation cooling alone.Current commercial Thermo-Electrics for cooling applications are typically based on Bismuth Telluride (Bi2Te3)where the Figure of Merit, ZT peak is 1.0 @ 80oC and average ZT over Thermo-Electric Cooling (TEC) operatingtemperature of 0.8, limiting the maximum heat flow (Qmax) to 52.2W, the maximum temperature difference(Tmax) to 74oC and the Coefficient of Performance (CoP) of 1.46 for a typical TEC module.HUNTER will develop advanced materials solutions based on Phonon scattering through grain boundaryengineering; Engineering of antisites and Metal-semiconductor interface for electron filtering to create n- andp-type Thermo-Electric BiTe alloys with average ZT1 across the effective operating temperature range. Byachieving this performance, we will be able to increase TEC module efficiency so that Qmax > 57.3W, Tmax>78oC and CoP 1.94, this is beyond anything achieved previously. By achieving this we will create global USPsfor TEC modules with particular application for automotive zonal cooling applications. Project Summary