Open AccessEarly fever detection on COVID-19 infection using thermoelectric module generators
Author(s) -
Daniel Sanín-Villa,
Oscar D. Monsalve-Cifuentes,
Jorge Sierra del Río
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
international journal of power electronics and drive systems/international journal of electrical and computer engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2722-2578
pISSN - 2722-256X
DOI - 10.11591/ijece.v11i5.pp3828-3837
Subject(s) - thermoelectric generator , seebeck coefficient , thermocouple , covid-19 , thermoelectric effect , generator (circuit theory) , computer science , power (physics) , physics , nuclear engineering , materials science , medicine , disease , composite material , thermodynamics , engineering , infectious disease (medical specialty)
In 2020 the COVID-19 pandemic has suddenly stopped society and changed human interaction. In this work, a thermoelectric generator wearable device for early fever detection symptoms is presented as a possible solution to avoid higher propagation of this disease. To identify a possible fever symptom, numerical and parametric simulations are developed using a highquality-refined hexahedral mesh. At first, a 2-pair-leg thermoelectric module has undergone simulations to establish temperature conditions, open-circuit voltage, and power output generation; and secondly, these previous results are extrapolated for a larger thermoelectric module containing 28 pair-leg of N-P type material. The numerical study shows that a maximum value of electrical power of 60.70 mW was reached for 28-pair-leg N-P type thermocouples under a constant temperature difference of 20 K.