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Title: ENERGY HARVESTING USING THERMOELECTRIC GENERATORS – CASE STUDY
ENERGY HARVESTING USING THERMOELECTRIC GENERATORS – CASE STUDY

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Adrian Nedelcu; Paul Alexandru Danca; Corina Babutanu; Sergiu Nicolaie; Florentina Bunea
10.5593/sgem2023/4.1/s17.08
10.5593/sgem2023/4.1
1314-2704
978-619-7603-59-0
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•    Prof. DSc. Oleksandr Trofymchuk, UKRAINE 
•    Prof. Dr. hab. oec. Baiba Rivza, LATVIA
Renewable Energy Sources and Clean Technologies
Nowadays, there is increased interest in valuing energies that are often unused. This phenomenon is called energy harvesting. Thermoelectric generators are often used to “harvest” thermal energy and to transform it into electrical energy. In the preliminary study presented in this paper have the purpose to use thermoelectric elements to capitalize thermal energy release outdoor by the air conditioning equipment. The results of experimental research showed a mean temperature difference (?t) of 50°C between the hot and cold sources. The energy which can be generated with this temperature gradient, according to technical data of a specified thermoelectric module, is around 1W and it can be raised by installing more modules.
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This work was carried out through the NUCLEU program of the National Plan for Research, Development and Innovation 2022-2027 carried out with the support of the Romanian Ministry of Research Innovation and Digitization, contract number 42N/2023 project number PN23140101. The work was also supported by the Romanian Ministry of Education, Research and Digitalization, project number 25PFE/30.12.2021
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Proceedings of 23rd International Multidisciplinary Scientific GeoConference SGEM 2023
23rd International Multidisciplinary Scientific GeoConference SGEM 2023, 03 - 09 July, 2023
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energy harvesting, thermoelectric generator, air conditioning unit, energy efficiency