Abstract Thermoelectric generators are becoming a promising power source for wearable electronics and microtechnology. By creating energy from waste heat or a temperature gradient between dissimilar materials, thermoelectric generator provides an alternative to wired power that restricts movement and to batteries that challenge waste disposal. This study is an experimental evaluation of a flexible thermoelectric generator to determine how the energy generation performance is affected by varying several physical and operational parameters. The test parameters included the contact pressure between the generator and the temperature plates, several thermal interface materials, the device temperature, the temperature gradient between the hot and cold plates, and the bend radius of the flexible generator itself. The results showed that the most influential parameters were the contact pressure, which could affect the generation by 10–20 mW (increased by up to 83.3%), and the choice of thermal interface material (increased by up to 51.9%).

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自供电装置用柔性热电发电机的实验分析

摘要 热电发电机正成为可穿戴电子产品和微技术的有前途的电源。通过从废热或不同材料之间的温度梯度产生能量，热电发电机为限制移动的有线电源和挑战废物处理的电池提供了替代方案。这项研究是对柔性热电发电机的实验评估，以确定发电性能如何受到改变几个物理和操作参数的影响。测试参数包括发电机和温度板之间的接触压力、几种热界面材料、设备温度、热板和冷板之间的温度梯度以及柔性发电机本身的弯曲半径。