Energy turnaround: Printing of thermoelectric generators
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Abstract
Waste heat in the temperature range up to 100 °C can be found in virtually all areas of industry and building and is often the hardest to recover cost-efficiently. It accounts for more than 50 % of the total heat generated in industry [1]. Therefore, increasing interest is noticed in thermoelectric harvesters in the operation temperature range from room temperature up to 100 °C. The aim of this work is the development of materials and processes for the material and cost efficient scalable production of TEGs. PEDOT:PSS is an interesting p-type conducting polymer suitable for printing of TEGs. A printed unileg generator, i.e. by using just a p-conductive material, was realised by dispenser printing of DMSO-doped PEDOT:PSS on polyimide. Contacts were made from silver. A TEG with 60 legs was characterized. The internal resistance is increasing linearly with the number of legs, confirming the good reproducibility of the printing process. By using a multi-layer design the resistance can be decreased by more than 50 %. A temperature difference of 90 K results in a voltage of 37 mV (at 20 °C at the cold side).
Details
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Digital Product and Process Development Systems - IFIP TC 5 International Conference, NEW PROLAMAT 2013, Proceedings |
Editors | George L. Kovacs, Detlef Kochan |
Publisher | Springer Verlag, New York |
Pages | 181-184 |
Number of pages | 4 |
ISBN (print) | 9783642413285 |
Publication status | Published - 2013 |
Peer-reviewed | Yes |
Publication series
Series | IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology |
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Volume | 411 |
ISSN | 1868-4238 |
Conference
Title | IFIP TC 5 International Conference on Digital Product and Process Development Systems, NEW PROLAMAT 2013 |
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Duration | 10 - 11 October 2013 |
City | Dresden |
Country | Germany |