Micro-Thermoelectric Generators: Material Synthesis, Device Fabrication, and Application Demonstration

Abstract

Energy recovery includes any technique or method of minimizing the input of energy to an overall system by the exchange of energy from one sub-system of the overall system with another. The energy can be in any form in either subsystem, but most energy recovery systems exchange thermal energy in either sensible or latent form. There is a large potential for energy recovery in compact systems like large industries and utilities and it should be possible to dramatically reduce world energy consumption and improve air quality. The effect of this will consist in (i) reduced number of coal-fired power plants, (ii) reduced airborne particles, NOx and CO2, (iii) slowing or reducing climate change, (iv) lower fuel bills on transport, (v) longer availability of crude oil and (vi) change of industries and economies not fully researched. All kinds of unpublished and original energy recovery researches can contribute essentially to sustainable development society. The book wants to gather as many as possible applications worldwide to be very well disseminated to worldwide scientists. BT - Energy Recovery