关键词:热电发电机;对流散热;有限元方法;热电性能;力学性能 Abstract Thermoelectric material is an environment-friendly function material, which can~convert energy between heat and electricity. And it holds extensive~application~potentiality in power generation and refrigeration. The traditional thermoelectric generator is a $\pi $-type structure, which requires the length of the thermoelectric legs to be equal. In some cases, the structure is not conducive to the optimal design of the thermoelectric generator. Intense thermal stress and even stress~concentration will be induced in the thermoelectric generator due to high-temperature working condition, leading to shortening its working life. In addition, since the operating temperature of the thermoelectric generator is higher than ambient temperature, part of the heat will inevitably be dissipated to the environment, which will affect the thermoelectric performance and mechanical performance of the thermoelectric generator. Therefore, the heat dissipation cannot be neglected when analyzing this kind of problem. For these phenomena, in this work, a novel collinear-type thermoelectric generator model is proposed considering the heat dissipation in the side surface. And the legs of the proposed thermoelectric model can be optimized independently. Then, based on the finite element method, performance of collinear thermoelectric generator considering the heat dissipation in the side surface is simulated. And the thermoelectric performance and mechanical performance under the Dirichlet boundary condition is analyzed. Simultaneously, the temperature field, electric potential field and stress field in the thermoelectric generator are obtained. The influence of various convective heat transfer coefficient on thermoelectric performance and mechanical performance of the thermoelectric generator is investigated. The results demonstrate that thermal convection can decrease the energy conversion efficiency of the thermoelectric generator. When the convective heat transfer coefficient reaches 100 W/(m$^{2}\cdot$\textcelsius), the efficiency is 0.047 9 which is 28% lower than the conversion efficiency of 0.066 7 in adiabatic state. Though heat loss from the side surface is increased due to heat convection, thermal stress is reduced. In practical application, proper design and improvement of the thermal insulation system should be carried out to improve the efficiency of energy conversion.
Keywords:thermoelectric generator;thermal convection;finite element method;thermoelectric performance;mechanical performance -->0 PDF (3181KB)元数据多维度评价相关文章收藏文章 本文引用格式导出EndNoteRisBibtex收藏本文--> 王雪强, 剧成健, 兑关锁. 共线式热电发电机在侧面散热情况下的性能1)[J]. 力学学报, 2019, 51(1): 192-197 https://doi.org/10.6052/0459-1879-18-255 WangXueqiang, JuChengjian, DuiGuansuo. PERFORMANCE OF COLLINEAR THERMOELECTRIC GENERATOR CONSIDERING THE HEAT DISSIPATION IN THE SIDE SURFACE1)[J]. Chinese Journal of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, 2019, 51(1): 192-197 https://doi.org/10.6052/0459-1879-18-255
通过有限元仿真模拟,得到了共线式热电发电机在侧面散热情况下的温度场,电势场,应力场,仿真结果表明: 若提高~TEG 的热电性能,材料的热导率应尽可能小,来缩小低温端面的释放热. 散热会影响~TEG 的性能,热电发电机的转换效率会随着对流散热系数的增加而降低,而散热对输出功率影响不大. 对流散热使~TEG 侧面热损失增加,降低了热应力. 力学性能模拟结果表明,在~TEG 的棱角及组件接合面处应力较大,可能出现掉角、脱落分离等破坏现象,可通过添加焊接层来缓解. 该有限元仿真有助于预测热电发电机的热电性能和力学性能. TEG的性能还会受到操作工况的影响,接下来的工作将对器件的瞬态特性进行研究. The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
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