Vertical all-in-one energy systems constructed with thermoelectric generators and microsupercapacitors

  • Yoonbeom Park
  • , Kyoungah Cho*
  • , Sangsig Kim
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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    Abstract

    In this study, we designed a vertical all-in-one energy system comprising three sub-systems, each consisting of a thermoelectric generator (TEG) on one side and microsupercapacitor (MSC) on the other side of the substrate. For each sub-system, the MSC is charged up to the maximum Seebeck voltage generated by the TEG when the MSC is connected to the TEG at the edge of the sub-system. After the fully charged MSC is disconnected from the TEG, the electrical energy stored in the MSC remains without loss until the MSCs are forcibly discharged. The vertical all-in-one energy system generates an electrical energy of 10.8 mV and stores the electrical energy without loss.

    Original languageEnglish
    Article number230402
    JournalJournal of Power Sources
    Volume510
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2021 Oct 31

    Bibliographical note

    Funding Information:
    This study was supported in part by the Technology Development Program to Solve Climate Change ( NRF-2017M1A2A2087323 ), Brain Korea 21 Plus Project in 2021 through the National Research Foundation of Korea funded by the Ministry of Science, ICT, and Future Planning , and Korea University Grant.

    Publisher Copyright:
    © 2021 Elsevier B.V.

    Keywords

    • All-in-one energy system
    • Dual side
    • Mechanical pressing
    • Micro super capacitor
    • Thermoelectric generator

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
    • Energy Engineering and Power Technology
    • Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
    • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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