Thermoelectric generator
Application ID: 54111
In this model, we show how to model Seebeck effect which works as a thermoelectric generator. Seebeck effect is a phenomena where the difference in temperature of a material leads to a potential difference. The potential drawn in this model was compared with the paper by Jaegle (Example 3) and a good match was observed.
Ref : "Multiphysics Simulation of Thermoelectric Systems - Modeling of Peltier-Cooling and Thermoelectric Generation", M. Jaegle, COMSOL Conference 2008 Hannover
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- COMSOL Multiphysics® and
- Heat Transfer Module and
- either the AC/DC Module, MEMS Module, or Plasma Module
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