期刊
JOURNAL OF ELECTRONIC MATERIALS
卷 45, 期 3, 页码 1846-1870出版社
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s11664-015-4258-7
关键词
Thermoelectric generator; exhaust heat recovery; heat exchanger model; variable conductance heat pipes; thermosiphon; driving cycles; automotive heat recovery
资金
- FEDER through Programa Operacional Fatores de Competitividade-COMPETE [FCOMP-01-0124-FEDER-041343/EXPL/EMS-ENE/1023/2013, SFRH/BPD/89553/2012]
- National funds through PIDDAC
- FCT-Fundacao para a Ciencia e a Tecnologia
- Luso-American Foundation/National Science Foundation (FLAD/NSF) PORTUGAL-U.S. Research Networks Program
Thermoelectric generators can be used in automotive exhaust energy recovery. As car engines operate under wide variable loads, it is a challenge to design a system for operating efficiently under these variable conditions. This means being able to avoid excessive thermal dilution under low engine loads and being able to operate under high load, high temperature events without the need to deflect the exhaust gases with bypass systems. The authors have previously proposed a thermoelectric generator (TEG) concept with temperature control based on the operating principle of the variable conductance heat pipe/thermosiphon. This strategy allows the TEG modules' hot face to work under constant, optimized temperature. The variable engine load will only affect the number of modules exposed to the heat source, not the heat transfer temperature. This prevents module overheating under high engine loads and avoids thermal dilution under low engine loads. The present work assesses the merit of the aforementioned approach by analysing the generator output during driving cycles simulated with an energy model of a light vehicle. For the baseline evaporator and condenser configuration, the driving cycle averaged electrical power outputs were approximately 320 W and 550 W for the type-approval Worldwide harmonized light vehicles test procedure Class 3 driving cycle and for a real-world highway driving cycle, respectively.
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