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3. Thermoelectric generator design
Modeling a thermoelectric generator requires describing the entire chain, including a hot source, a cold source, a set of thermoelectric modules and heat exchangers between the sources and modules. As heat sources in industrial applications are mostly fluids (gases or liquids), it is necessary to interface fluid dynamics equations, heat transfer equations and thermoelectric equations.
3.1 Modeling thermoelectric modules
Different approaches can be considered:
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