Reply To: Thermoelectric Generator Abnormal Result [Uneven Hot Sid Temperature Contour]

[dlooman]

It's not possible to read the legends.   Is the serpentine path a conductor that connects the blocks?   Normally the thermoelectric effect in such a device is in the the normal direction, but perhaps your in-plane temperature gradient is driving a voltage gradient in the in-plane direction as well.  Do the blocks themselves have an in-plane temperature variation?   The electric field and the thermal gradient are coupled.