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      <journal-title-group><journal-title>SET Proceedings</journal-title></journal-title-group>
      <issn pub-type="epub">2978-4387</issn>
      <publisher><publisher-name>Caravel Press</publisher-name></publisher>
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      <article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.65582/set.2008.096</article-id>
      <article-id pub-id-type="publisher-id">2008.096</article-id>
      <title-group><article-title>Power Generation from Solar Pond Using Combined Thermosyphon and Thermo Electric Modules</article-title></title-group>
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      <contrib contrib-type="author">
        <name><surname>Tundee</surname><given-names>Sura</given-names></name>
        <xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"/>
        <email>sura.tundee@rmit.edu.au</email>
      </contrib>
      <contrib contrib-type="author" corresp="yes">
        <name><surname>Singh</surname><given-names>Randeep</given-names></name>
        <xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff2"/>
        <email>randeep.singh@rmit.edu.au</email>
      </contrib>
      <contrib contrib-type="author">
        <name><surname>Terdtoon</surname><given-names>Pradit</given-names></name>
        <xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"/>
        <email>pradit@eng.cmu.ac.th</email>
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      <contrib contrib-type="author">
        <name><surname>Akbarzadeh</surname><given-names>Aliakbar</given-names></name>
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        <email>aliakbar.akbarzadeh@rmit.edu.au</email>
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      <aff id="aff1">Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Chiang Mai University, Thailand, Chiang Mai 50200</aff>
      <aff id="aff2">Energy CARE Group, School of Aerospace, Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, RMIT University, Bundoora East Campus, Bundoora 3083, Australia</aff>
    </contrib-group>
      <pub-date publication-format="electronic" date-type="pub"><day>24</day><month>08</month><year>2008</year></pub-date>
      <volume>7</volume>
      <issue>1</issue>
      <isbn publication-format="electronic">978-1-995850-08-5</isbn>
      <fpage>745</fpage>
      <lpage>752</lpage>
      <self-uri xlink:href="https://caravelpress.com/proceedings/set/papers/2008.096"/>
      <history>
        <date date-type="received"><string-date>24 August 2008</string-date></date>
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      <permissions>
        <copyright-statement>© 2008 Copyright WSSET</copyright-statement>
        <copyright-year>2008</copyright-year>
      </permissions>
      <abstract><p>Salinity-gradient solar ponds can collect and store solar heat at temperatures up to 80°C. As a result, these water bodies act as a renewable source of low grade heat which can be utilised for heating and power generation applications. In this paper, design and test result of the combined system of thermosyphon and Thermo Electric Generators (TEGs) for the generation of electricity from low grade thermal sources like solar pond is discussed. In solar ponds, temperature difference in the range 30°C to 50°C is available between the Lower Convective Zone (LCZ) and the Upper Convective Zone (UCZ) which can be applied across the hot and cold surfaces of the thermoelectric modules to make it work as a power generator. The designed system utilises gravity assisted thermosyphon to transfer heat from the hot bottom to the cold top of the solar pond. TEG modules are attached to the top end of the thermosyphon which lies in the UCZ thereby maintaining differential temperature across them. A laboratory scale model based on the proposed combination of thermosyphon and thermoelectric cells was fabricated and tested under the temperature differences that exist in the solar ponds. Result outcomes from the Thermosyphon-TEC prototype have indicated significant prospects of such system for power generation from low grade heat sources particularly for remote area power supply. A potential advantage of such a system is its ability to continue to provide useful power output at night time or on cloudy days because of the thermal storage capability of the solar pond.</p></abstract>
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        <kwd>thermosyphon</kwd>
        <kwd>thermoelectric generator</kwd>
        <kwd>solar pond</kwd>
        <kwd>power generation</kwd>
        <kwd>renewable energy</kwd>
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      <conference>
        <conf-date>24 to 27 August 2008</conf-date>
        <conf-name>7th International Conference on Sustainable Energy Technologies</conf-name>
        <conf-acronym>SET2008</conf-acronym>
        <conf-num>7</conf-num>
        <conf-loc>Seoul, Korea</conf-loc>
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