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Thermoelectricity: from principles to applications

Authors: Bertrand LENOIR, Jean-Pierre MICHENAUD, Anne DAUSCHER

Publication date: May 10, 2010, Review date: December 14, 2021

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3. Direct energy conversion

3.1 Performance of refrigerators and thermoelectric generators

Thermocouple p and n configured for cooling mode (a) and power generation mode (b)
Figure 10  -  Thermocouple p and n configured for cooling mode (a) and power generation mode (b)

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