Thermoelectric Generator with Series/Parallel Switching Function for Improvement of Extracted Power

Ryuji Sorimachi; Eiji Iwase

doi:10.1109/Transducers50396.2021.9495568

Thermoelectric Generator with Series/Parallel Switching Function for Improvement of Extracted Power

Ryuji Sorimachi, Eiji Iwase

School of Fundamental Science and Engineering

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Abstract

This paper reports on an improving method of an extracted power of a thermoelectric generator (TEG) by switching the connections in the TEG according to connected device characteristics and ambient conditions such as temperature. We proposed a TEG with a series/parallel switching function, which can switch a combination of series and parallel numbers of the thermoelectric elements (TE elements). By this series/parallel switching function, the power supply characteristics of the TEG can be adjusted to the load characteristics of the connected device and the ambient temperature in order to improve the extracted power to the connected device. In this paper, we designed and fabricated a TEG with a series /parallel switching function. Then, we evaluated the extracted power to the connected device in several ambient conditions.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	21st International Conference on Solid-State Sensors, Actuators and Microsystems, TRANSDUCERS 2021
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages	948-951
Number of pages	4
ISBN (Electronic)	9781665412674
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/Transducers50396.2021.9495568
Publication status	Published - 2021 Jun 20
Event	21st International Conference on Solid-State Sensors, Actuators and Microsystems, TRANSDUCERS 2021 - Virtual, Online, United States Duration: 2021 Jun 20 → 2021 Jun 25

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Name	21st International Conference on Solid-State Sensors, Actuators and Microsystems, TRANSDUCERS 2021

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Conference	21st International Conference on Solid-State Sensors, Actuators and Microsystems, TRANSDUCERS 2021
Country/Territory	United States
City	Virtual, Online
Period	21/6/20 → 21/6/25

Keywords

Thermoelectric generator
impedance matching
series/parallel switching

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Control and Optimization
Instrumentation

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Sorimachi, R., & Iwase, E. (2021). Thermoelectric Generator with Series/Parallel Switching Function for Improvement of Extracted Power. In 21st International Conference on Solid-State Sensors, Actuators and Microsystems, TRANSDUCERS 2021 (pp. 948-951). (21st International Conference on Solid-State Sensors, Actuators and Microsystems, TRANSDUCERS 2021). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/Transducers50396.2021.9495568

Thermoelectric Generator with Series/Parallel Switching Function for Improvement of Extracted Power. / Sorimachi, Ryuji; Iwase, Eiji.
21st International Conference on Solid-State Sensors, Actuators and Microsystems, TRANSDUCERS 2021. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2021. p. 948-951 (21st International Conference on Solid-State Sensors, Actuators and Microsystems, TRANSDUCERS 2021).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

Sorimachi, R & Iwase, E 2021, Thermoelectric Generator with Series/Parallel Switching Function for Improvement of Extracted Power. in 21st International Conference on Solid-State Sensors, Actuators and Microsystems, TRANSDUCERS 2021. 21st International Conference on Solid-State Sensors, Actuators and Microsystems, TRANSDUCERS 2021, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., pp. 948-951, 21st International Conference on Solid-State Sensors, Actuators and Microsystems, TRANSDUCERS 2021, Virtual, Online, United States, 21/6/20. https://doi.org/10.1109/Transducers50396.2021.9495568

Sorimachi R, Iwase E. Thermoelectric Generator with Series/Parallel Switching Function for Improvement of Extracted Power. In 21st International Conference on Solid-State Sensors, Actuators and Microsystems, TRANSDUCERS 2021. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. 2021. p. 948-951. (21st International Conference on Solid-State Sensors, Actuators and Microsystems, TRANSDUCERS 2021). doi: 10.1109/Transducers50396.2021.9495568

Sorimachi, Ryuji ; Iwase, Eiji. / Thermoelectric Generator with Series/Parallel Switching Function for Improvement of Extracted Power. 21st International Conference on Solid-State Sensors, Actuators and Microsystems, TRANSDUCERS 2021. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2021. pp. 948-951 (21st International Conference on Solid-State Sensors, Actuators and Microsystems, TRANSDUCERS 2021).

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