A comprehensive analysis of the performance of thermoelectric generators with constant and variable properties
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DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2019.02.083
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Thermoelectric generator (TEG) and generation; Variable properties; Self-consistency; Impedance matching; Temperature oscillation;All these keywords.
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