Thermoelectric Coolers (TECs): From Theory to Practice

Guclu T., Cuce E.

JOURNAL OF ELECTRONIC MATERIALS, cilt.48, sa.1, ss.211-230, 2019 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Derleme
  • Cilt numarası: 48 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2019
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1007/s11664-018-6753-0
  • Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF ELECTRONIC MATERIALS
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.211-230
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Thermoelectric coolers, thermoelectric material and modelling, COP, TECs and conventional refrigeration system, SINGLE-STAGE, HIGH FIGURE, PERFORMANCE OPTIMIZATION, GEOMETRIC OPTIMIZATION, COMPUTATIONAL MODEL, THERMAL MANAGEMENT, EXERGY ANALYSIS, OPTIMAL-DESIGN, BULK MATERIALS, HEAT-PUMP
  • Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Thermoelectric coolers (TECs) are solid state units, which provide reliable energy conversion with no noise or vibration. They are also lightweight and do not include any moving parts. The current coefficient of performance (COP) range of TECs has shown a trend of improvement, and TECs have a wide range of usage areas. Within the scope of this research, TECs are comprehensively evaluated in terms of several aspects such as type, material, design, modelling, thermal performance, potential applications, economic and environmental issues. It can be achieved through the results that the COP of TECs is highly dependent on the temperature difference between hot and cold side (T), and maximum COP is obtained when T is close to zero. It is also observed that COP can be enhanced by more than 55% when the hot side is thermally regulated by phase change materials (PCMs) or integrated with a water cooling unit.