Fig. 2: Structural and condition analysis of straight TECs.
From: High performance wearable thermoelectric coolers with 3D structural thermoelectric pillars
a Schematic of structural design principles and operating conditions for commercial TEC. b Schematic of structural design principles and various heat flux for wearable TEC. c The current input dependent cooling effect of straight TEC with varying pillar lengths. d The maximum cooling effect of straight TEC with varying pillar lengths under condition 1 (κgap = κair, ε = 0.8), condition 2 (κgap = 0, ε = 0.8), and condition 3 (κgap = κair, ε = 0). The inset is the thermal circuits of the three conditions.
