• 한국가시화정보학회지
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• 제19권1호
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• pp.94-99
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• 2021

In order to increase the efficiency of thermoelectric refrigerators using the Peltier effect, it is necessary to optimize the distribution of the flow of cold air from the fan. In this study, the flow flowing upwards and downwards while changing the area of the flow path was visualized using the PIV technique for the control of cold air in a thermoelectric refrigerator. From these results, the flow rate according to the change in the area of the flow path was confirmed, and design criteria for optimizing the distribution of cold air flowing to the top and bottom of the refrigerator were suggested.

• 한국정밀공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국정밀공학회 2012년도 추계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.85-86
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• 2012

• 동력기계공학회지
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• 제16권5호
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• pp.47-54
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• 2012

The steady three-dimensional numerical analysis on the thermal flow using standard k-${\varepsilon}$ turbulence model was carried out to investigate the air cooling effect of a cooler on the cabin for a commercial vehicle. Here, the heat exchanging method of this cabin cooler uses the cooling effect of a thermoelectric module. In consequence, the air system resistance of a cooler within the cabin is about 12.1 Pa as a static pressure, and then the operating point of a virtual cross-flow fan considering in this study is formed in the comparatively low flowrate region. The discharging air temperature of a cooler is about $14{\sim}15^{\circ}C$. Moreover, the air cooling temperature difference obtained under the outdoor cabin temperature of $40^{\circ}C$ shows about $7{\sim}9^{\circ}C$ in a driver resting space and about $9{\sim}14^{\circ}C$ in the front of a driver's seat including the space of a driver's foot.

• Carbon letters
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• 제21권
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• pp.8-15
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• 2017

The thermoelectric Seebeck and Peltier effects of a single walled carbon nanotube (SWCNT) quantum dot nanodevice are investigated, taking into consideration a certain value of applied tensile strain and induced ac-field with frequency in the terahertz (THz) range. This device is modeled as a SWCNT quantum dot connected to metallic leads. These two metallic leads operate as a source and a drain. In this three-terminal device, the conducting substance is the gate electrode. Another metallic gate is used to govern the electrostatics and the switching of the carbon nanotube channel. The substances at the carbon nanotube quantum dot/metal contact are controlled by the back gate. Results show that both the Seebeck and Peltier coefficients have random oscillation as a function of gate voltage in the Coulomb blockade regime for all types of SWCNT quantum dots. Also, the values of both the Seebeck and Peltier coefficients are enhanced, mainly due to the induced tensile strain. Results show that the three types of SWCNT quantum dot are good thermoelectric nanodevices for energy harvesting (Seebeck effect) and good coolers for nanoelectronic devices (Peltier effect).

• 한국전기전자재료학회논문지
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• 제33권6호
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• pp.495-499
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• 2020

Power factor improvement at high temperatures has been a major research topic for the development of skutterudite thermoelectric materials. Here, we attempted to optimize the process parameters for manufacturing skutterudite materials, especially for p-type systems. We focused on the effect of aging time variation to maximize the high-temperature performance of the Ce-filled Fe³CoSb¹² skutterudite system. The optimized aging time was concluded to be a key parameter for the formation of single-phase nanostructures in this p-type skutterudite system. The optimized condition was effective in reducing the bipolar effect at high temperature ranges by increasing the carrier concentration in the p-type system. To confirm the conclusions, the electrical conductivity, Seebeck coefficient, and power factor were measured. The results matched well with the microstructure and with those of an XRD analysis performed for the system.

• 대한금속재료학회지
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• 제50권11호
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• pp.839-845
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• 2012

The effect of an AlN additive on the thermoelectric properties of SiC ceramics was studied. Porous SiC ceramics with 48-54% relative density were fabricated by sintering the pressed ${\alpha}-SiC$ powder compacts with AlN at $2100-2200^{\circ}C$ for 3 h in an Ar atmosphere. In the undoped specimens, the Seebeck coefficients were positive (p-type semiconducting) possibly due to a dominant effect of the acceptor impurities (Al, Fe) contained in the starting powder. With AlN addition, the reverse phase transformation of 6H-SiC to 4H-SiC was observed during the sintering process. The electrical conductivity of the AlN doped specimen was larger than that of the undoped specimen under the same conditions, which might be due to a reverse phase trans-formation. The Seebeck coefficient of the AlN doped specimen was also larger than that of the undoped specimen. The density of specimen and the amount of addition had significant effects on the thermoelectric properties.

• 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국신재생에너지학회 2007년도 춘계학술대회
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• pp.343-345
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• 2007

Temperature difference between two plates occurs when a current is passed though two semi-conductors that are connected each other at two junctions. The current drives a transfer of heat from one junction to the other. In this study, the thermoelectric module based on th "Peltier effect" was made by combing fullerene and polyaniline. Continuous temperature measurements on both surfaces were performed at room temperature($25.4^{\circ}C$) by an infrared non-contact thermometer. The results showed that cool ing effect of $2.2^{\circ}C$ was attained by 30 seconds, after which the effect was continuously vanished mainly due to electro decomposition.

• 에너지공학
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• 제25권4호
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• pp.133-140
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• 2016

제벡 및 펠티에 효과를 이용하는 열발전소자 또는 열전소자는 많은 산업 분야에서 활용되어지고 있다. 특히 군사용으로서 북극 및 남극에서 활동하는 잠수함에서부터 실생활에서 우리가 늘 접하는 냉온수기에 이르기까지 온도차를 이용하여 전력을 생산하거나 또는 전력을 투입하여 온도차를 발생시키는 장치의 효용성은 충분히 입증되었다고 할 수 있다. 자동차 분야에서 제벡효과를 이용한 열발전소자의 활용은 주로 고온의 배기가스를 이용하는데 집중되어 왔다. 본 연구에서는 자동차 내 엔진을 냉각 시킨 후 배출되는 고온의 냉각수를 활용하여 보조전력을 생산할 수 있는 가능성을 조사하였다. 그 결과 전력보조장치의 형태에 따라 전력생산량이 다르며 본 실험에서는 최대 약 1.5 V를 나타내었다.

• 한국진공학회지
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• 제14권3호
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• pp.153-158
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• 2005

순간 증착법으로 제조한 n형 $Bi_2Te_{2.4}Se_{0.6}$ 박막에 대하여 유효 평균 자유 행로 모델을 적용하여 박막의 두께가 열전 특성에 영향을 미치지 않는 임계 두께를 구하였다. 또한 열처리 전후 전자 농도 및 이동도의 변화를 조사하여 열처리에 의한 열전 특성의 변화를 역구조 결함과 관련하여 설명하였다. Seebeck 계수와 전기 비저항 모두 두레의 역수와 직선적인 관계를 보였으며, 이로부터 구한 평균 자유 행로는 $5120\AA$이었다. 열처리에 의해 전자의 이동도가 증가하였지만, 역구조 결함의 감소로 인해 운반자의 전자 농도가 현저히 감소하여, 결국 전기전도도가 감소하고 Seebeck 계수가 증가하였다 473k에서 1시간 동안 열처리한 Seebeck 계수와 전기전도도는 각각 $-200\;\mu V/k$와 $510\omega^{-1}cm^{-1}$이었다 또한, 열처리에 의해 열전 성능 인자가 상당히 향상되어 $20\times10^{-4}\;W/(mK^2)$를 나타내었다.

• 융합정보논문지
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• 제12권3호
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• pp.294-301
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• 2022

본 연구에서는 열전발전기에 장착된 열전소자 간의 불균일한 온도편차에 의해 발생하는 부정합 손실을 저감할 수 있는 Multi-layer Cascade (MLC) 전기연결 방법을 제안한다. MLC의 성능을 검증하기 위해 열유동 현상 뿐만 아니라 열전소자에서 발생하는 다중물리현상을 반영한 수치해석 모델을 개발하였다. MLC는 고온도차를 경험하는 소자와 저온도차를 경험하는 소자를 서로 다른 Layer에 배치하여 구현할 수 있으며, 고온도차 소자와 저온도차 소자의 분류에는 수치해석 모델을 통해 얻어진 소자별 고온부 표면 온도를 활용하였다. MLC를 구성하는 각 Layer의 전기분선 비율을 변화시키며 이상적인 열전발전 성능과의 비교를 통해 MLC의 부정합손실 저감특성을 확인하였다. 최적 분선비율로 구성한 MLC의 경우 이상적인 결과 대비 96.5%의 발전성능을 보였으며, 열원의 유량이 적거나 발전시스템의 크기가 증가하여 소자 간의 온도편차가 클수록 부정합손실 저감효과가 더욱 증가하는 것을 확인하였다.