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Thermoelectric generator for flue-gas duct of boiler to convert low-temperature waste heat to electricity
Třináctý, Jiří ; Baláš, Marek (referee) ; Brázdil, Marian (advisor)
With the dwindling supply of fossil fuels is increasing interest in the most efficient use of primary energy sources. In many of today's devices leaving a considerable part of the fuel energy wasted in the form of waste heat. As a partial solution suitable to demonstrate the application of thermoelectric generator, or devices that convert heat energy directly into electrical energy. The trend in recent years shows the growing interest in this technology and the development of new thermoelectric materials. In addition to the use of waste heat thermoelectric generators can be found in a number of other applications, primarily as a source of electricity in conditions where required minimal maintenance, reliability, reliability and durability. Text is divided into three parts: a theoretical part, the part dealing with the design and implementation of the generator, and a final evaluation. The theoretical part includes a description of the basic thermoelectric phenomena, thermoelectric materials and their properties, a description of the main components of thermoelectric generators and applications in which the thermoelectric conversion uses. Part of the design and implementation deals with the design of thermoelectric generator for chimney flue and comparison of the proposal with real measured values.
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Measurement of thermoelectric modules
Martynek, Filip ; Baláš, Marek (referee) ; Brázdil, Marian (advisor)
This thesis describes principles of thermoelectric change, crucial parameters of thermoelectric modules and issues of its measurements. Theoretical part of this research is aimed on describing thermoelectrical phenomena, composition of thermoelectric pair and modules, naming searched parameters and issues that occurred during its measurements. Further in detail describes chosen testing approaches. In the end these methods are concluded and compared. Practical part contains description of testing device and experimental measurement of thermoelectric module.
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Thermoelectric Generators for Micro-CHP Units
Brázdil, Marian ; Navrátil, Jiří (referee) ; Masaryk, Michal (referee) ; Pospíšil, Jiří (advisor)
Small domestic hot water boilers burning solid fuels represent a significant source of air pollu-tion. It is therefore an effort to increase their combustion efficiency and to reduce the produc-tion of harmful emissions. For this reason, the operation of older and currently unsatisfactory types of household boilers has been legally restricted. Preferred types of boilers are low-emission boilers, especially automatic or gasification boilers. Most of them, however, in compar-ison with previous types of boilers, also require connection to the electricity grid. If there is a long-term failure in electricity grid, the operation of newer boiler types is limited. Wood and coal gasification boilers are currently available on the market and can be operated even in the event of a power failure, but only in heating systems with natural water circulation. In heating systems with forced water circulation, these boilers, fireplaces or fireplace inserts with hot-water heat exchangers cannot be operated without external battery supply in the event of a power failure. The dissertation thesis therefore deals with the question of whether it would be possible by thermoelectric conversion of waste heat of flue gases of small-scale low-emission combustion hot water domestic boilers to obtain sufficient electricity, to power supply their circulation pumps and to ensure operation in systems with forced water circulation independently of elec-tricity supply from the grid. In order to answer this question, a simulation tool predicting the power parameters of ther-moelectric generators was created. Compared to previously published works, the calculations and simulations include the influence of the generator on the boiler flue gas functionality. To verify the simulation tool, an experimental thermoelectric generator was built using the waste heat of the flue gas of an automatic hot water boiler for wood pellets. In addition to this genera-tor, there was also created an experimental thermoelectric fireplace insert and other equipment related to these experiments.
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A test setup for thermal cycling of thermoelectric modules
Preisler, Lukáš ; Kudela, Libor (referee) ; Brázdil, Marian (advisor)
The present work is focused on thermoelectric modules and testing modes. Failures of thermoelectric modules occur due to the cyclic thermal stress in real applications and their power parameters decrease. Hence an experimental study of thermoelectric modules was executed, which measured parameters of thermoelectric modules and thermal cycling testing methods. In the practical part of this document, the thermal cycling conditions of thermoelectric modules were set-based on the previously stated study. A bipolar-pulse load in range +3,0 V and 3,0 V was proposed alternating after 90 seconds. For comparison of the modules among producers 200 cycles will be made. According to the cycling conditions, construction adjustments of current laboratory testing platform are proposed. The current platform is currently set to measure parameters of thermoelectric modules and is not for cycling load testing.
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Equipment for testing of thermoelectric modules
Frank, Vojtěch ; Šnajdárek, Ladislav (referee) ; Pospíšil, Jiří (advisor)
Goal of this thesis is to specify needed upgrades of current aparatus used for measuring parameters of thermoelectic modules, witch was constructed at the Enegry institute of Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Brno University of Technology. In this theseis current state of aparatus where reviewed and specifications for updates where made. These specifications where used to create plans for new aparatus. Quality of designed aparatus where verified by simulations made in ANSYS. Plans for proposed aparatus where made.
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Evaluation of the power output characteristics of the small-scale thermoelectric generator
Frank, Vojtěch ; Pospíšil, Jiří (referee) ; Brázdil, Marian (advisor)
This thesis describes measuring of thermoelectric modules. The thesis includes description of specific measured variables including measurement methodology. There are also described principles of different measurement methods and approaches used to measure the variables. Measurement was done to find modules suited for usage in thermoelectric generator. The modules were installed onto thermoelectric generator and measurement of current-voltage curves with different states of boiler Verner A 251.1 were done.
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Low power thermoelectric generator
Lokaj, Jakub ; Pospíšil, Jiří (referee) ; Brázdil, Marian (advisor)
The bachelor thesis deals with the description the physical nature of the conversion of thermal energy into electrical energy and construction of thermoelectric generator. The work is divided into a theoretical part, practical part includes the design and experimental measurement constructed device and final assessment of thesis. The theoretical part describes the thermoelectric phenomena, properties of materials used for the manufacture of thermocouple, construction and electrical parameters of thermoelectric modules and applications of thermoelectric generators including a description of parts of which help to complete overall device. The practical part includes the design and construction of low power thermoelectric generator and experimental measurement connected device with the calculation comparing the predicted performance. In conclusion, besides to assessment thesis also outlines suggestions for further improvements the device.
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Evaluation of the power output characteristics of the small-scale thermoelectric generator
Kluzová, Ivana ; Pospíšil, Jiří (referee) ; Brázdil, Marian (advisor)
This bachelor thesis deals with thermoelectric generators and their applications. The introduction is a list of the most used thermoelectric modules in each applications of generators. A description of individual applications thermoelectric generators, divided by different methods of obtaining the heat, followed by their comparison. In conclusion there is a description of the measurement and evaluation of power parameters of thermoelectric modules and thermoelectric generator tested at the Energy Institute BUT.
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