Temperature-entropy formulation of thermoelectric thermodynamic cycles
- 10 May 2002
- journal article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review E
- Vol. 65 (5), 056111
- https://doi.org/10.1103/physreve.65.056111
Abstract
A temperature-entropy formulation is derived for thermoelectric devices. Thermoelectric chiller and generator cycles can then be cast in the same irreversible thermodynamics framework commonly applied to conventional large-scale cooling and power generation equipment, including a transparent identification of the principal energy flows and performance bottlenecks (dissipation). Distinct differences in chiller versus generator mode are highlighted and illustrated with data from commercial thermoelectric units.Keywords
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