[article]
Titre : |
Portable thermoelectric power generator based on a microfabricated silicon combustor with low resistance to flow |
Type de document : |
texte imprimé |
Auteurs : |
Christopher H. Marton, Auteur ; George S. Haldeman, Auteur ; Klavs F. Jensen, Auteur |
Année de publication : |
2011 |
Article en page(s) : |
pp. 8468-8475 |
Note générale : |
Chimie industrielle |
Langues : |
Anglais (eng) |
Mots-clés : |
Thermoelectric Silicon Combustor |
Résumé : |
A portable-scale thermoelectric power generator is designed, fabricated, and tested. The basis of the system is a mesoscale silicon reactor for the combustion of butane over an alumina-supported platinum catalyst. The system is integrated with commercial bismuth telluride thermoelectric modules to produce 5.8 W of electrical power with a chemical-to-electrical conversion efficiency of 2.5% (based on LHV). The energy and power densities of the demonstrated system are 321 W h kg―1 and 17 W kg―1, respectively. The pressure drop through the system is 130 Pa for the highest flow rate used, resulting in a parasitic power requirement for air-pressurization of ∼0.1 W. The demonstration represents an order-of-magnitude improvement in portable-scale electrical power from thermoelectrics and hydrocarbon fuels, and a notable increase in the conversion efficiency compared with previous studies. |
DEWEY : |
660 |
ISSN : |
0888-5885 |
En ligne : |
http://cat.inist.fr/?aModele=afficheN&cpsidt=24346886 |
in Industrial & engineering chemistry research > Vol. 50 N° 14 (Juillet 2011) . - pp. 8468-8475
[article] Portable thermoelectric power generator based on a microfabricated silicon combustor with low resistance to flow [texte imprimé] / Christopher H. Marton, Auteur ; George S. Haldeman, Auteur ; Klavs F. Jensen, Auteur . - 2011 . - pp. 8468-8475. Chimie industrielle Langues : Anglais ( eng) in Industrial & engineering chemistry research > Vol. 50 N° 14 (Juillet 2011) . - pp. 8468-8475
Mots-clés : |
Thermoelectric Silicon Combustor |
Résumé : |
A portable-scale thermoelectric power generator is designed, fabricated, and tested. The basis of the system is a mesoscale silicon reactor for the combustion of butane over an alumina-supported platinum catalyst. The system is integrated with commercial bismuth telluride thermoelectric modules to produce 5.8 W of electrical power with a chemical-to-electrical conversion efficiency of 2.5% (based on LHV). The energy and power densities of the demonstrated system are 321 W h kg―1 and 17 W kg―1, respectively. The pressure drop through the system is 130 Pa for the highest flow rate used, resulting in a parasitic power requirement for air-pressurization of ∼0.1 W. The demonstration represents an order-of-magnitude improvement in portable-scale electrical power from thermoelectrics and hydrocarbon fuels, and a notable increase in the conversion efficiency compared with previous studies. |
DEWEY : |
660 |
ISSN : |
0888-5885 |
En ligne : |
http://cat.inist.fr/?aModele=afficheN&cpsidt=24346886 |
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