TECHNICIANS MOVE FORWARD IN HARNESSING AUTO ENGINE HEAT TO POWER ELECTRONICS
February 1st, 2017
THE BENEFIT of thermoelectric materials (converting heat directly into electricity) is partly lost because of its low conversion yield, experts argue - meaning when thermoelectric generators try to capture waste heat from engines in vehicles to improve fuel economy - the gain is still minimal. But a group of researchers from German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt - DLR) along with Japanese automaker Yamaha are trying to address the problem – by developing thermoelectric materials with high efficiencies that could cut fuel ...
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