Dr. Basel I. Abed Ismail is a successful long-track experienced academician and Associate Professor & Chair of the Department of Mechanical & Mechatronics Engineering at Lakehead University, pioneering and international academic researcher in alternative energy and renewable & green energy engineering technologies, an academic editor for several books, an academic author for many articles and book chapters, and a licensed Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) of Ontario, Canada.
Power generation using thermoelectric devices is becoming an increasingly attractive solution to the world’s energy crisis due to substantial improvements in materials engineering, system optimization, and novel manufacturing technologies along with recent advances in nanotechnology. This book, New Materials and Devices for Thermoelectric Power Generation, is the result of contributions from several leading researchers and experts worldwide. It is an excellent source of information and knowledge for researchers, academicians, industry experts, energy policymakers, and economists working in alternative, green, and renewable energy, specifically thermoelectricity for direct electric power production. The book provides an in-depth understanding and extends the scientific and technological knowledge of thermoelectricity for future innovative applications.
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Power generation using thermoelectric generator technology is becoming increasingly attractive solution due to the ongoing substantial improvements in material engineering, system optimization, and novel manufacturing technologies with recent advances in nanotechnology. The design and fabrication of novel thermoelectric materials is challenging because they require co-optimization of complex properties to efficiently convert thermal energy to electricity in what is known as the Seebeck effect. Computational chemistry and machine learning offer a solution toward finding optimal thermoelectric semiconductor alloys with higher figure of merit values. In this chapter, fundamental aspects and advances in thermoelectric materials for power generation are presented and discussed. A thorough modeling and numerical simulation for a case study of a TEG device application are also presented and discussed in this chapter.
Part of the book: New Materials and Devices for Thermoelectric Power Generation