| 주 저자 | Yoo-Suk Byon, Jae-Weon Jeong |
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| 공동 저자 | - |
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| 소속 | - |
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| Abstract | Herein, we discuss the design and evaluation of a passive electricity generator, which we call an energy-harvesting block. The energy-harvesting block is a thermoelectric generator-based passive energy-harvesting system integrated with a phase change material that is designed to harvest energy from waste heat on the exterior walls of buildings. The thermoelectric generator in the energy-harvesting block converts heat into electricity based on the Seebeck effect. A phase change material was used to cool the cold side of the thermoelectric generator by acting as a heat sink to convert sensible heat into latent heat. Experiments were conducted under the conditions of monthly representative wall-temperature profiles. Voltage and temperature data were collected to measure the phase change and electricity generation. Based on these experiments, this study predicted the electricity annually generated by the energy-harvesting block. The results showed that 2.1 kWh/m2 of electricity was generated in a year. Average generation power was 0.03 W, and average voltage was 0.3 V. It was shown that 3?4 energy-harvesting blocks could supply enough electricity for modern digital circuits such as the ones used in sensors and controllers. |
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| Keyword | Thermoelectric generator, Phase change material, Passive generation system, Energy harvesting, Renewable energy |
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| 페이지 | pp. 1~12 |
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| DOI | - |
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| 학회/저널명 | Energy and Buildings Vol.228 |
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| 년도 | 2020 |
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| 추가 문구 | 110470, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2020.110470 |
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| 등록 일시 | 2025-06-18 14:49:52 |
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