TY - JOUR
T1 - Experimental investigation and numerical analysis for one-stage thermoelectric cooler considering Thomson effect
AU - Du, Chien Yi
AU - Wen, Chang Da
N1 - Funding Information:
The authors are grateful for the support of the National Science Council of Taiwan (with Project No. NSC 98-2221-E-006-172).
Copyright:
Copyright 2011 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2011/11
Y1 - 2011/11
N2 - This study conducts experimental investigation and numerical analysis for one-stage thermoelectric cooler (TEC) considering Thomson effect. Three Seebeck coefficient models are applied to numerically and experimentally study the Thomson effect on TEC. Results show that higher current, higher hot side temperature, or lower heat load can increase the temperature difference between the cold and hot sides. Opposite trends are found for COP. Specific current should be chosen as the upper threshold in thermoelectric cooler design. The cooling performance can improve when the Thomson heat maintains positive.
AB - This study conducts experimental investigation and numerical analysis for one-stage thermoelectric cooler (TEC) considering Thomson effect. Three Seebeck coefficient models are applied to numerically and experimentally study the Thomson effect on TEC. Results show that higher current, higher hot side temperature, or lower heat load can increase the temperature difference between the cold and hot sides. Opposite trends are found for COP. Specific current should be chosen as the upper threshold in thermoelectric cooler design. The cooling performance can improve when the Thomson heat maintains positive.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2011.06.043
DO - 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2011.06.043
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:80052178053
VL - 54
SP - 4875
EP - 4884
JO - International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer
JF - International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer
SN - 0017-9310
IS - 23-24
ER -