Assembled experimental setup for the "Seebeck coefficient testing setup".
BRIEF:
Machined 2 10mm*10mm Plexiglas cubes with 0.3mm diameter holes drilled through them for passing the wires through them which would then be used to place over the thermoelectric ink to measure the current induced in it due to the temperature difference.
MACHINE: Milling machine, Drill and Band saw
Using 2 thermoelectric modules (generate temperature difference on both sides when electricity is passed through them) to generate temperature difference between the 2 sides of the thermoelectric ink so that electricity is generated within it which can be then measured with the help of the 2 cubes.
Working on DAQ to have a live feed of the temperature.
BRIEF:
Machined 2 aluminum plates (thickness=8mm) which are good thermal conductors. These need to placed over the thermoelectric modules so that they have the same temperature as that of the modules. Thermoelectric ink is going to place on top of them.
Drilled 1.5mm holes through them for inserting the thermocouples.
MACHINE: Milling machine, Drill and Band saw
Chiller
BRIEF:
This setup includes the 2 cubes and is going to be placed over the thermoelectric ink so that as a whole it does not move and remains stable for current and temperature measurement.
Machined the following Plexiglas parts:
1. 40mm*130mm block
2. Two 40mm*20mm blocks.
3. Two 10mm*90mm blocks.
MACHINE: Milling machine, Band saw
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Design, fabrication and testing of Seebeck Coefficient experimental setup (Sustainable Energy Lab).
PROJECT INTRODUCTION:
Thermoelectrics have long been recognized as a potentially transformative energy conversion technology due to its ability to convert heat directly into electricity or vice versa, with the advantages of silent operation, the absence of fast-wearing and damage prone moving parts, high reliability, and high durability. In order to characterize the performance of the thermoelectric module/ink, we need to find the Seebeck Coefficient.
BRIEF:
Designed the experimental setup on SOLIDWORKS to test the Seebeck coefficient of the thermoelectric ink/modules.
Fabrication included milling, sawing and drilling the setup out of Plexiglas sheets.
