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Thermal Management of Microelectronic Equipment
ISBN-10:
0791801683
No. of Pages:
440
Publisher:
ASME Press
Publication date:
2002
eBook Chapter
17 Thermoelectric Coolers
Page Count:
13
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Published:2002
The principals of thermoelectricity were first discovered during the first half of the 19th century, but no practical applications of the principles have been applied until in the second half of the twentieth century. Two major classes of application of thermoelectric devices are heat pumps and power generators. In the former, electrical energy is supplied to transport thermal energy from one location to other locations; while in the latter, thermal energy is converted into electrical energy.
The following characteristics of thermoelectric heat pumps are particularly useful in thermal management of electronic packaging:
1. Heating or cooling can be achieved by...
17.1 Basic Theories of Thermoelectricity
17.2 Net Thermoelectric Effect
17.3 Figure of Merit
17.4 Operation Principles
17.5 System Configurations
17.6 Performance Analysis
17.7 Practical Design Procedure
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