期刊
ENERGY CONVERSION AND MANAGEMENT
卷 110, 期 -, 页码 13-21出版社
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.enconman.2015.11.068
关键词
Thermoelectric module; Higher manganese silicide; Magnesium silicide; Degradation
资金
- ThermoMag Project
- European Commission in the 7th Framework Program [NMP4-SL-2011-263207]
- European Space Agency
Silicides have attracted considerable attention for use in thermoelectric generators due mainly to low cost, low toxicity and light weight, in contrast to conventional materials such as bismuth and lead telluride. Most reported work has focused on optimizing the materials properties while little has been done on module testing. In this work we have designed and tested modules based on N-type magnesium silicide Mg-2(Si-Sn), abbreviated MGS, and P-type Higher Manganese Silicide, abbreviated HMS. The main novelty of our module design is the use of spring loaded contacts on the cold side which mitigate the effect of thermal expansion mismatch between the MGS and the HMS. We report tests carried out on three modules at different temperatures and electric loads. At a hot side temperature of 405 degrees C we obtained a maximum power of 1.04 W and at 735 degrees C we obtained 3.24 W. The power per thermoelectric material cross section area ranged from 1 to 3 W cm(-2). We used the modeling tool COMSOL to estimate efficiencies at 405 and 735 degrees C and obtained values of 3.7% and 5.3% respectively - to our knowledge the highest reported value to date for silicide based modules. Post-test examination showed significant degradation of the N-type (MGS) legs at the higher hot side temperatures. Further work is underway to improve the lifetime and degradation issues. (C) 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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