A REVIEW ON APPLICATIONS OF THERMOELECTRIC GENERATORS

Abstract

Researchers have primarily attempted to increase their energy production in recent centuries in order to improve their factories, their means of transport and their standard of living. After the recent energy crisis, researchers and manufacturers have concentrated on improving the management of energy, particularly by increasing the reliability of the energy grid. The growing interest in thermo-electric generators is clarified in this context. Currently, thermoelectric generators (TEG) enable the recovery of lost thermal energy, the production of energy in extreme conditions, the generation of electric power in remote locations as well as the power of microsensors. To generate electricity, direct solar thermal energy may also be used. This analysis continues with the underlying concepts of thermoelectricity and presents current and potential materials. Generator architecture and optimization has been discussed. Finally, we produced an extensive presentation in this paper of thermoelectric generation technologies including the production of power in extreme conditions, the recovery of waste heat in transport and manufacturing, domestic development in emerging and developed countries, micro-generation for sensors and microelectronics, and thermoelectric solar generators. And also the possible technologies that are presently being researched in research laboratories or in industry and many recent applications are presented. The main aim of this paper is to show explicitly that it is worth testing, almost anywhere in industries or in domestic usage, if a TEG can be applied as heat transfers from a hot source to a cold source.