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cond-mat.stat-mech2011★ 59 cited
Irreversibilities and efficiency at maximum power of heat engines: illustrative case of a thermoelectric generator
Y. Apertet, H. Ouerdane, C. Goupil +1
Thermoelectric generators are particularly suitable to investigate the irreversible processes which govern the coupled transport of matter and heat in solid-state systems. We study…
cond-mat.mtrl-sci2011★ 20 cited
Thermoelectric internal current loops inside inhomogeneous systems
Y. Apertet, H. Ouerdane, C. Goupil +1
Considering a system composed of two different thermoelectric modules electrically and thermally connected in parallel, we demonstrate that the inhomogeneities of the thermoelectri…
physics.class-ph2011★ 123 cited
Optimal working conditions for thermoelectric generators with realistic thermal coupling
Y. Apertet, H. Ouerdane, O. Glavatskaya +2
We study how maximum output power can be obtained from a thermoelectric generator(TEG) with nonideal heat exchangers. We demonstrate with an analytic approach based on a force-flux…