Direct Conversion of Heat to Electricity
Document Number: 2008-21-0049
Date Published: October 2008
Author(s):
Thomas A. Keim - Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Ivan Celanovic - Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Abstract:
The prime candidate for direct conversion from heat to electricity has historically been thermoelectric energy conversion. More recently, advances in thermophoto-voltaic systems render them potentially interesting. Neither class of systems is used in automobiles to any significant extent today, and neither class of systems is poised on the brink of a large-scale adoption. In this paper, the characteristics of these types of energy conversion are discussed, with special emphasis on their utility in automobiles.
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See other papers presented at Convergence 2008, October 2008, Detroit, MI, USA, Session: Energy Stewardship: The Efficient Generation and Consumption of Electrical Energy in Automobiles
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