BibTeX:

@article{IJIRSTV2I11090,
     title={Development of Thermoelectric Generator},
     author={Anshad A, Tobin Thomas, Anand P N, Aswin Joseph and Geo Eucharist James},
     journal={International Journal for Innovative Research in Science & Technology},
     volume={2},
     number={11},
     pages={346--352},
     year={},
     url={http://www.ijirst.org/articles/IJIRSTV2I11090.pdf},
     publisher={IJIRST (International Journal for Innovative Research in Science & Technology)},
}

Thermoelectric generators (TEG) in internal combustion engine (ICE) powered vehicles has been focused as a green energy technology to improve fuel economy and consequently to reduce emission of the greenhouse gas of 〖CO〗_2.Only small amount of the fuel combustion energy is converted to mechanical energy, while about a large amount is wasted through exhaust gas. A recent study revealed that the fuel economy of ICE vehicles can be increased by up to 20% simply by capturing the waste heat of gas and converting about 10% of it to electricity. The possibility of energy conversion using a thermoelectric generator (TEG) to tap the exhaust heat energy. TEG is like a heat engine which converts the heat energy into electric energy and it works on the principle of Seebeck effect. The seebeck effect is the conversion of temperature directly into electricity. As this exhaust heat recovery system reduces the wastage of energy, it improves the overall efficiency of vehicle. This system is profitable in the automobile industry. Generated useful power is used to charge the vehicle battery, to power auxiliary systems and minor electronics in vehicles. Harvesting that waste heat energy with a thermoelectric generator decreases the electric generator load on the engine which in turn can increase the fuel efficiency while lowering its emissions.

exhaust gas, greenhouse gas, internal combustion engine, seeback principle, thermoelectric generator