Modal Analysis and Study of the Vibration Characteristics
of the Thermoelectric Modules of Vehicle Exhaust
Power-Generation Systems |
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Authors: | Gang Chen Yu Mu Pengcheng Zhai Rui Yu Guodong Li Qingjie Zhang |
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Affiliation: | 1. School of Science, Wuhan University of Technology, Hubei, 430070, China 2. State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, Hubei, 430070, China
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Abstract: | Thermoelectric (TE) materials and modules are important components of vehicle exhaust power-generation systems. The road and the engine, the main sources of vibration of TE modules, have substantial effects on the vibration characteristics of TE modules. In this work, modal analysis and the vibration characteristics of TE modules were investigated in detail. On the basis of the TE modules and their service environment, simulations for modal analysis were performed by use of the finite-element method, and the natural frequencies and mode shapes of the TE modules were obtained. The numerical results were used to compare the natural frequencies of TE modules under different contact stiffness with the range of excitation frequencies of road and engine, in an attempt to prevent severe resonance. The effects on the vibration characteristics of geometric dimensions, service temperature, and thermal stress of the TE modules are also discussed in detail. The results reveal the vibration characteristics of the TE modules and provide theoretical guidance for structure optimization in the design of vehicle exhaust power-generation systems. |
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