An overview of the functional parameters of thermoelectric cooling

Subject Areas : Renewable energy

نادر رهبر ¹ (عضو هیات علمی/ دانشگاه آزاد سمنان)
Saeed Kamranifar ² (دانشجوی کارشناسی ارشد دانشگاه آزاد سمنان)

Received: 2016-08-30 Accepted : 2016-08-31 Published : 2013-11-22

Keywords: Thermoelectric, coefficient of performance, Figure of merit, cooling capacity, Thomson effect,

Abstract :

In this paper, investigation the parameters that affect the coefficient of performance (COP) and features of thermoelectric cooling devices to help a number of recent research in this field has been provided. Specific aspects included practical considerations on figure of merit, cooling capacity and coefficient of performance respectively. This paper starts by thematic categories from recent articles, and then describes in detail the parameters of cooling capacity and coefficient of performance. In addition, the cooling capacity for single-stage and multi-stage thermoelectric cooler is mentioned. Concerning the COP, its dedicated expressions are constructed starting from the classical formulation and introducing additional factors or modifications in order to take into account the Thomson effect. Finally, has been investagted the coefficient of performance in different applications of thermoelectric cooling.