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Numerical Examination of the Performance of a Thermoelectric Cooler with Peltier Heating and Cooling

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There has recently been much progress in the development of materials with higher thermoelectric performance, leading to the design of thermoelectric devices for generation of electricity and for heating or cooling. Local heating can be achieved by current flow through an electric resistance, and local heating and cooling can be performed by Peltier heating and cooling. In this study, we developed computer software that can be used to predict the Seebeck and Peltier effects for thermoelectric devices. The temperature, electric potential, heat flow, electric current, and coefficient of performance were determined, with the objective of investigating the Peltier effect in a thermoelectric device. In addition to Peltier heating and cooling, Joule and Thomson heating were quantitatively evaluated for the thermoelectric device.

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  1. Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering, Kyung Hee University, Yong-in, Kyunggi-do, 446-701, Korea

    Chang Nyung Kim

  2. Department of Biomedical Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, 15213, USA

    Jeongho Kim

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Kim, C.N., Kim, J. Numerical Examination of the Performance of a Thermoelectric Cooler with Peltier Heating and Cooling. J. Electron. Mater. 44, 3586–3591 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11664-015-3845-y

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