Evaluation of Temperature-Dependent Effective Material Properties and Performance of a Thermoelectric Module

Chien, Heng-Chieh; Chu, Edward T.-H.; Hsieh, Huey-Lin; Huang, Jingyi; Wu, S. M.; Dai, Ming-Ji; Liu, Chun-Kai; Yao, Da‐Jeng

doi:10.1007/s11664-012-2456-0

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“…Beyond the reference principle, a measurement on a commercial TEM was demonstrated by Chien et al [ 74 ]. In this work, one side of the sample was kept adiabatic.…”

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International Round Robin Test of Thermoelectric Generator Modules

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The status of metrology for the characterization of thermoelectric generator modules (TEM) is investigated in this work by an international round robin (RR) test including twelve laboratories from nine countries on three continents. Measurements have been performed with three samples of a Bi2Te3-based commercial TEM type, which has prevailed over three competing types during previous tests on the short- and long-term stability. A comparison of temperature-dependent results is provided up to 200 °C hot side temperature for the maximum power output Pmax, the incident heat flow Q˙In (at maximum efficiency conditions), and the maximum efficiency ηmax. Data evaluation from all RR participants reveals maximum standard deviations for these measurands of 27.2% (Pmax), 59.2% (Q˙In), and 25.9% (ηmax). A comparison between RR data sets and reference data from manufacturer specifications shows high deviations of up to 46%, too. These deviations reflect the absence of measurement guidelines and reference samples and confirm the need for improvements in the standardization of TEM metrology. Accordingly, the results of the RR are presented against the background of our own investigations on the uncertainty budgets for the determination of the abovementioned TEM properties using inhouse-developed characterization facilities, which comprise reference and absolute measurement techniques for the determination of heat flow.

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“…Beyond the reference principle, a measurement on a commercial TEM was demonstrated by Chien et al [ 74 ]. In this work, one side of the sample was kept adiabatic.…”

Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%