Ultra-high performance wearable thermoelectric coolers with less materials

Ravi Anant Kishore; Amin Nozariasbmarz; Bed Poudel; Mohan Sanghadasa; Shashank Priya

doi:10.1038/s41467-019-09707-8

Nature Communications (Apr 2019)

Ultra-high performance wearable thermoelectric coolers with less materials

Ravi Anant Kishore,
Amin Nozariasbmarz,
Bed Poudel,
Mohan Sanghadasa,
Shashank Priya

Affiliations

Ravi Anant Kishore: Center for Energy Harvesting Materials and Systems, Virginia Tech
Amin Nozariasbmarz: Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Pennsylvania State University, University Park
Bed Poudel: Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Pennsylvania State University, University Park
Mohan Sanghadasa: Aviation and Missile Center, U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command, Redstone Arsenal
Shashank Priya: Center for Energy Harvesting Materials and Systems, Virginia Tech

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-09707-8
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 10, no. 1
pp. 1 – 13

Abstract

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Wearable thermoelectric coolers (TECs), whose performance depends on optimal module design and environmental thermal resistance, are an attractive next-generation technology for on-body applications. Here, the authors report an optimized wearable TEC with 170% higher cooling than commercial devices.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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