"Bringing Thermoelectricity into Reality" by Patricia Aranguren

This book covers the current thermoelectric investigations: the study of novel thermoelectric materials, the development of computational models, the design of proper assemblies, and the optimization of thermal designs, as well as novel thermoelectric generators, coolers, and heating applications. This book looks for the definitive thermoelectric applications applied to everyday life.

The disproportionate use of fossil fuels has turned into a serious environmental issue. Thus, we are encountering one of the biggest challenges of the twenty-first century, satisfying the energy demand with respect to the environment. Thermoelectricity is an emerging technology, which contributes to reducing the impact of the use of traditional technologies, harvesting the waste heat, and eliminating the use of refrigerants.

Contents
1 Nanostructured Thermoelectric Chalcogenides
2 Thermoelectric Textile Materials
3 Thermoelectricity from Macro to Nanoscale: Wave Behaviour and Non-Local Effects
4 Mechanical Properties of Thermoelectric Materials for Practical Applications
5 Introduction to (p x n)-Type Transverse Thermoelectrics
6 Thermoelectric Devices: Influence of the Legs Geometry and Parasitic Contact Resistances on ZT
7 The Importance of the Assembly in Thermoelectric Generators
8 Thermoelectric Power Generation for Heat Recovery in Automotive Industries
9 Automotive Waste Heat Recovery by Thermoelectric Generator Technology
10 Prospects and Problems of Increasing the Automotive Thermoelectric Generators Efficiency
11 Thermoelectric Refrigeration Principles
12 Thermoelectric Cooling
13 Computational Thermoelectricity Applied to Cooling Devices
14 Thermoelectric Cooling: The Thomson Effect in Hybrid Two-Stage Thermoelectric Cooler Systems with Different Leg Geometric Shapes
15 Building-Integrated Thermoelectric Cooling-Photovoltaic (TEC-PV) Devices
16 Feasibility and Numerical Analysis of Hybrid Photovoltaic (PV) Panels with Thermoelectric Cooling (TEC) Systems
17 Heat Pipe and Thermosyphon for Thermal Management of Thermoelectric Cooling