We discuss a thermoelectric energy generation (TEG) technique by employing a thermomechanical model of a drinking bird (DB). The motion of a drinking bird is produced by the entropy-flow explained by the second law of...We discuss a thermoelectric energy generation (TEG) technique by employing a thermomechanical model of a drinking bird (DB). The motion of a drinking bird is produced by the entropy-flow explained by the second law of thermodynamics, which is one of the fundamental laws of heat engines. We propose a disk-magnet electromagnetic induction (DM-EMI) employed to the motion of a drinking bird. The generalization of DM-EMI to heat engines for?mechanoelectric?energy conversions and properties of extracted electric powers are specifically discussed. The electric power of DM-EMI has a limited power generation characteristic to a mechanical rotation produced by heat engines, but it will be very useful for practical applications to wind turbines, coal-fired and nuclear power plant for?mechanoelectric?energy conversions. The DM-EMI will contribute to environmental problems to maintain clean and susceptible energy as one of?energy?harvesting technologies.展开更多
The thermoelectric energy conversion technique by employing the Disk-Magnet Electromagnetic Induction (DM-EMI) and improved DM-EMIs is shown, and possible applications to heat engines as one of the energy harvesting t...The thermoelectric energy conversion technique by employing the Disk-Magnet Electromagnetic Induction (DM-EMI) and improved DM-EMIs is shown, and possible applications to heat engines as one of the energy harvesting technologies are also discussed. The idea is induced by integrating irreversible thermodynamical mechanism of a water drinking bird with that of a Stirling engine, resulting in thermoelectric energy generation different from conventional heat engines. The current thermoelectric energy conversion with DM-EMI can be applied to wide ranges of temperature differences. The mechanism of DM-EMI energy converter is examined in terms of axial flux magnetic lines and categorized as the axial flux generator. It is useful for practical applications to macroscopic heat engines such as wind, geothermal, thermal and nuclear power turbines and heat-dissipation lines, for supporting thermoelectric energy conversions. The technique of DM-EMI will contribute to environmental problems to maintain clean and susceptible energy as one of the energy harvesting technologies.展开更多
This paper presents a new approach for modeling of the conducted electromagnetic interference(EMI) prediction for widely used converter systems.Coupling paths and mechanism of differential mode(DM) interference and co...This paper presents a new approach for modeling of the conducted electromagnetic interference(EMI) prediction for widely used converter systems.Coupling paths and mechanism of differential mode(DM) interference and common mode(CM) interference have been analyzed.Models to predict the high-frequency noise of PWM converter system are created.A direct calculation method in frequency domain is proposed for the deduction of frequency spectrum.A method is given for obtaining the parasitic parameters and topological structure of the model.An experimental investigation of the conducted emission from an actual high-power rectifier system is described.The validity of the models is confirmed by comparison to laboratory measurements.展开更多
文摘We discuss a thermoelectric energy generation (TEG) technique by employing a thermomechanical model of a drinking bird (DB). The motion of a drinking bird is produced by the entropy-flow explained by the second law of thermodynamics, which is one of the fundamental laws of heat engines. We propose a disk-magnet electromagnetic induction (DM-EMI) employed to the motion of a drinking bird. The generalization of DM-EMI to heat engines for?mechanoelectric?energy conversions and properties of extracted electric powers are specifically discussed. The electric power of DM-EMI has a limited power generation characteristic to a mechanical rotation produced by heat engines, but it will be very useful for practical applications to wind turbines, coal-fired and nuclear power plant for?mechanoelectric?energy conversions. The DM-EMI will contribute to environmental problems to maintain clean and susceptible energy as one of?energy?harvesting technologies.
文摘The thermoelectric energy conversion technique by employing the Disk-Magnet Electromagnetic Induction (DM-EMI) and improved DM-EMIs is shown, and possible applications to heat engines as one of the energy harvesting technologies are also discussed. The idea is induced by integrating irreversible thermodynamical mechanism of a water drinking bird with that of a Stirling engine, resulting in thermoelectric energy generation different from conventional heat engines. The current thermoelectric energy conversion with DM-EMI can be applied to wide ranges of temperature differences. The mechanism of DM-EMI energy converter is examined in terms of axial flux magnetic lines and categorized as the axial flux generator. It is useful for practical applications to macroscopic heat engines such as wind, geothermal, thermal and nuclear power turbines and heat-dissipation lines, for supporting thermoelectric energy conversions. The technique of DM-EMI will contribute to environmental problems to maintain clean and susceptible energy as one of the energy harvesting technologies.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 50977063)Key Science and Technology Supporting Project of Tianjin (Grant No. 09ZCKFGX01800)
文摘This paper presents a new approach for modeling of the conducted electromagnetic interference(EMI) prediction for widely used converter systems.Coupling paths and mechanism of differential mode(DM) interference and common mode(CM) interference have been analyzed.Models to predict the high-frequency noise of PWM converter system are created.A direct calculation method in frequency domain is proposed for the deduction of frequency spectrum.A method is given for obtaining the parasitic parameters and topological structure of the model.An experimental investigation of the conducted emission from an actual high-power rectifier system is described.The validity of the models is confirmed by comparison to laboratory measurements.
