Thermoelectric Cooler

Thermoelectric Cooler - Create TEC

The Run TEC toolkit enables you to run an analysis of a design that includes a thermoelectric cooler.

Material properties	Select Specify material properties to define the Coefficients values or select Use Laird properties to use pre-defined Laird values.
Coefficients	If you selected Specify material properties, enter values for Seebeck coefficient (V/K), Electrical resistivity (Ohm-cm), and Thermal conductivity (W/(cm-K)) under a0, a1, a2, and a3. The default coefficients shown are compatible with most Marlow TECs.
TEC Simulation mode	Select Specify I and calculate T to enter an Operating Current (A) value and calculate a Desired Tc (C) during the solution. Or select Specify T and calculate I to enter a Desired Tc (C) and calculate Operating Current (A) during the solution.
TEC object list	Define the following parameters: Select objects for coldside_obj, hotside_obj, and element_obj. Operaturing Current (A): Only available for the Specify I and calculate T simulation mode. If you loaded a TEC from the standard library, the maximum operating current is shown. Note that modifying this value will not be saved the next time the panel is open. Desired Tc (C): Only available for the Specify T and calculate I simulation mode. G-factor (cm): If you loaded a TEC from the standard library, the G-factor is shown. # of TEC Couples: If you loaded a TEC from the standard library, the # of TEC Couples is shown. Update Current Interval: If you selected Specify T and calculate I, enter how many iterations you would like to wait before the TEC current is updated.
Load and write properties	If you want to save the coefficients and/or TEC properties and load them in a later session, select Coefficients and/or TEC properties under Load and Write properties and click Save. Use the TEC coefficients data panel to navigate to a location to save the file.
Accept	Click Accept to run the analysis.
Reset/Cancel	Click Reset to restore the default values. Click Cancel to close the Run TEC toolkit without running the analysis.