Exact Solution of a Constrained Optimization Problem in Thermoelectric Cooling

Abstract

We consider an optimization problem in thermoelectric cooling. The maximum achievable cooling temperature in thermoelectric cooling is, among other things, affected by the Seebeck coefficient profile of the inhomogeneous materials. Mathematically, the maximum cooling temperature is a non-linear functional of the Seebeck coefficient function. In this study, we solve this optimization problem exactly.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2008
Accession Number
ADA488468

Entities

People

  • Hong Zhou
  • Hongyun Wang

Organizations

  • University of California, Santa Cruz

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Applied Mathematics
  • Coefficients
  • Cooling
  • Electric Current
  • Electrical Properties
  • Figure Of Merit
  • Information Operations
  • Integrals
  • Materials
  • Mathematics
  • Military Equipment
  • Optimization
  • Peltier Effect
  • Semiconductors
  • Temperature Gradients
  • Thermoelectric Cooling

Fields of Study

  • Materials science

Readers

  • Adaptive Control and Estimation with Uncertainty in Dynamic Systems.
  • Thermal Physics or Thermal Science.