TY  - JOUR
N2  - In recent years, there have been growing interests in key areas related to global warming resulting from environmental emissions, and the diminishing sources of fossil fuel. The increased interest has led to significant research efforts towards finding novel technologies in clean energy production. Consequently, the merits of a thermo-electric generator (TEG) have promised a revival of alternative means of producing green energy. It is, however, impractical to account for the cost of thermal energy input to the TEG which is in the form of final waste heat. This is because the technology presents critical limitations in determining its cost efficiency nor its economic disadvantages. This paper reviews the principles of thermo-electric power production, as well the materials use, performance achieved, and application areas. The paper also takes a particular deliberation on TEG heat sinks geometries and categories. The review emphasizes more on the TEG performance while considering a number of heat sink parameters related to its performance. © 2016 Elsevier Ltd
KW  - Classification (of information); Electric generators; Electric power systems; Electric utilities; Fossil fuels; Global warming; Heat sinks; Power quality; Waste heat
KW  -  Application area; Clean energy; Cost efficiency; Electric power production; Environmental emissions; Green energy; Research efforts
KW  -  Electric power generation
ID  - scholars9402
Y1  - 2017///
UR  - https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85007049709&doi=10.1016%2fj.enconman.2016.12.046&partnerID=40&md5=d5324ce65113e7427aef0ee8ff3664f7
A1  - Elghool, A.
A1  - Basrawi, F.
A1  - Ibrahim, T.K.
A1  - Habib, K.
A1  - Ibrahim, H.
A1  - Idris, D.M.N.D.
JF  - Energy Conversion and Management
VL  - 134
AV  - none
N1  - cited By 140
SP  - 260
TI  - A review on heat sink for thermo-electric power generation: Classifications and parameters affecting performance
SN  - 01968904
PB  - Elsevier Ltd
EP  - 277
ER  -