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The Experimental Study of Heat Waste Conversion into Useful Electric Power

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This paper presents the practical results ofthe design solutions, executing and experimentaltesting of a prototype model of o thermoelectricgenerator, based on the conversion of residualthermical energy into electric power, by improving theSeebeck effect. To this purpose, high performancethermoelectric modules have been used, taken from therecent production of the American Corporation Hi-ZTechnology. The prototype thermoelectric generatorbuilt for a demonstrative purposes has got the lowefficiency category. The results taken from the testsand experimental measurements have showntheimportance of the constructive solution of materialsand technologies that have been used. These resultsdirect the functional reliability growth and energyconversion efficiency. The functional performance andconversion capability evolution are directly conditionedby progress that will be registered through heavyresearch for the performance of the semiconductivematerials with thermoelectric characteristics stressedout by the so-called high figure of merit.