Lecture 2: Thermoelectric effect and thermoelectric devices | Direct Solar/Thermal to Electrical Energy Conversion Technologies | Mechanical Engineering | MIT OpenCourseWare

Lecture 2: Thermoelectric effect and thermoelectric devices

Seebeck effect

Peltier effect

Thomson effect

Thermoelectric figure of merit

Applications

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Instructor

Prof. Gang Chen

Departments

Mechanical Engineering

As Taught In

Fall 2009

Level

Graduate

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