A thermoelectric generator using engine coolant for light-duty internal combustion Engine-Powered Vehicles

Shiho Kim; Soonseo Park; Sunkook Kim; Seok Ho Rhi

doi:10.1007/s11664-011-1580-6

A thermoelectric generator using engine coolant for light-duty internal combustion Engine-Powered Vehicles

Shiho Kim, Soonseo Park, Sunkook Kim, Seok Ho Rhi

School of Integrated Technology

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Abstract

We proposed and fabricated a thermoelectric generator (TEG) using the engine water coolant of passenger vehicles. The experimental results revealed that the maximum output power from the proposed thermoelectric generator was ∼75 W, the calculated thermoelectric module efficiency of the TEG was ∼2.1%, and the overall efficiency of electric power generation from the waste heat of the engine coolant was ∼0.3% in the driving mode at 80 km/h. The conventional radiator can thus be replaced by the proposed TEG without additional devices or redesign of the engine water cooling system of the existing radiator.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	812-816
Number of pages	5
Journal	Journal of Electronic Materials
Volume	40
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s11664-011-1580-6
Publication status	Published - 2011 May

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Funding Information:
This work was supported by the IT R&D program of MKE (2009-F-007-01). EDA tools were supported by IDEC.

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Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
Condensed Matter Physics
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Materials Chemistry

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