Design and development of a thermoelectric cogeneration device integrated in autonomous gas heaters

Codecasa, M.; Fanciulli, Carlo; Gaddi, R.; Passaretti, Francesca

doi:10.1063/1.4731606

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“…The addition of the TEDs can allow the production of electric power to support the use of the fan without the need for electrical connection (Codecasa et al, 2012).…”

Section: Teg In Developed Countriesmentioning

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Analysis of the Use of Renewable Energies in Colombia and the Potential Application of Thermoelectric Devices for Energy Recovery

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Hernández

Orozco

et al. 2019

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This study investigates the current situation of electricity generation from non-conventional renewable energy sources (NCRES) in Colombia. In general, it was shown that Colombia has potential in renewable sources such as solar, wind, and biomass. However, barriers such as lack of human capital, policies focused on conventional technologies and high investment costs have impeded their growth. Although the development of these sources has been encouraged through Law 1715 of 2014, more policies and developments are needed to promote this type of NCRES. The use of thermoelectric devices (TED) can become a potential NCRES alternative, while the political and technological conditions improve in Colombia. Around the world, TEDs have allowed the recovery of waste heat in a variety of industrial applications and the automotive sector. They are allowing in the latter, not only the generation of electric power, but also the reduction in engine emissions. Besides, its characteristics have allowed it to be used for the generation of electric power, both in developed and developing countries. In this document, an example presentation is developed that demonstrates the applications of the TED in the cases above to demonstrate the potential that the TED can have in almost any place that has a heat source.

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“…The addition of the TEDs can allow the production of electric power to support the use of the fan without the need for electrical connection (Codecasa et al, 2012).…”

Section: Teg In Developed Countriesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Analysis of the Use of Renewable Energies in Colombia and the Potential Application of Thermoelectric Devices for Energy Recovery

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Hernández

Orozco

et al. 2019

IJEEP

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“…The use of TEG for waste heat to electricity conversion is not new, but perhaps is only now becoming more important in everyday applications [6]. For instance, Codecasa et al [7,8] recently developed a 5 W, 12 V TEG system with the goal of powering an autonomous gas heater for commercial outdoor use. Many of the research carried out are more on the potential of TEGs utilize heat from cooking stoves.…”

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Analysis on the Performance of a Prototype of Thermoelectric based Power Generation System

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There are needs on electricity but people cannot get electricity including when doing outdoor activities at isolated areas, selling goods in night market and during disaster such as flood and earthquake. People need electricity especially for charging communication gadgets and lighting. Thus, the objective of this study is to develope and test the performance of a small prototype of thermoelectric generator (TEG) based power generation system. The TEG based power generation system developed consists of heat collector, thermoelectric generator, heat pipe and fin based heat sink, and DC-DC converter. The heat collector was designed to ensure the suitable temperature for the TEG which is should not exceed 320°C on the hot side. Heat pipes was used to increase the power output by lowering or maintaining the temperature at cold side, to ensure large temperature difference is obtained. The prototype was tested and data of temperature, voltage and current were collected. A cell phone was used during the test as a load to the system. All the data were recorded by using temperature data recorder, power meter and multimeter. It was found that the highest maximum power output was 7.7 watt at the temperature difference of 138°C. The output is sufficient to charge the cell phone and it is also possible to light an LED bulb. However, it did not achieve the maximum output of 43 W. This is a results of limitation of maximum electrical load (only one cell phone was used) and the limitation of the performance of the prototype. Thus, although the prototype is succesfully generate enough power to charge a cell phone, but improvement in heat sink design, and adding more electrical load are needed to get better results.

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Update on the Design and Development of a TEG Cogenerator Device Integrated into Self-Standing Gas Heaters

Codecasa

Fanciulli

Gaddi

et al. 2013

Journal of Elec Materi

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Design and development of a thermoelectric cogeneration device integrated in autonomous gas heaters

Cited by 6 publications

References 5 publications

Analysis of the Use of Renewable Energies in Colombia and the Potential Application of Thermoelectric Devices for Energy Recovery

Analysis of the Use of Renewable Energies in Colombia and the Potential Application of Thermoelectric Devices for Energy Recovery

Analysis on the Performance of a Prototype of Thermoelectric based Power Generation System

Update on the Design and Development of a TEG Cogenerator Device Integrated into Self-Standing Gas Heaters

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