Parametric model order reduction of a thermoelectric generator for electrically active implants

Abstract

Thermoelectric generators are investigated as supplementary power sources for electrically active implants. We analyze a thermal model of human tissue with an implanted generator. The impact of convection at the skin surface is studied by applying parametric model order reduction with film coefficient and ambient temperature as parameters. We propose to use our approach for efficient parameter studies and the co-simulation of generator and electric circuitry.