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Analysis of the Electric Energy and Exhaust Heat Energy for the Application of Thermo-Electric Generation in a Gasoline Vehicle  

이영재 (한국에너지기술연구원)
표영덕 (한국에너지기술연구원)
김강출 (한국에너지기술연구원)
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Transactions of the Korean Society of Automotive Engineers / v.10, no.1, 2002 , pp. 99-105 More about this Journal
Abstract
About 70% of energy input to internal combustion engine is rejected to atmosphere by heat. By utilizing this waste heat, a plenty of energy can be conserved in nationwide. One of possible ways is the thermoelectric generation to utilize engine's waste heat to provide auxiliary electric power. Under th is concept, we have been developing the thermoelectric generation system to replace the alternator by converting the waste heat in the engine's exhaust directly to electricity This system may reduce the shaft horse power of the engine, then improves the vehicle fuel economy and the exhaust emissions. In the present study, the characteristics of the electric energy and exhaust heal energy in city and highway mode driving conditions are analysed by using a gasoline passenger car. These results would be used to determine the optimum design parameters of the thermoelectric generation system.
Keywords
Internal combustion engine; Waste heat recovery; Alternator; Fuel economy; Thermoelectric generation;
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