Developed a system consisting of devices and software that measure the efficiency of thermoelectric generators

Prof. Dr. Yakuphanoğlu develops high-tech products by carrying out R&D studies through the company he established under the umbrella of FÜ and Fırat Teknokent in university-industry cooperation.

As a result of the R&D studies he carried out about 2 years ago, Yakuphanoğlu produced a thermoelectric generator used in areas such as cooling of mobile phones and processors, PCR devices in laboratories, preservation of sensitive vaccines and drugs, and uninterrupted power generation of deep space vehicles.

Converting heat energy directly into electrical energy, this generator performs precise cooling and heating using electrical energy.

Yakuphanoğlu, who worked for about a year to create a device that measures the efficiency of this thermoelectric generator, developed a system consisting of devices and software called "Thermoelectric Power Analysis System".

Yakuphanoğlu stated to the AA correspondent that thermoelectric generators are used in many technologies today, so scientists are doing extensive research to produce thermoelectric generators that work more efficiently.

Stating that he also developed a semiconductor module in this direction, Yakuphanoğlu said:

"After producing the thermoelectric module, we need to analyze it. That is, you need to measure its efficiency and electrical performance. While making these measurements, we needed a domestic and national device, such a domestic device or system did not exist in Türkiye. For this purpose, we decided to produce it domestically for the first time in Türkiye. Our aim was to turn the idea into a high-tech product. We produced a system we call Thermoelectric Power Analysis System. With this, you can automatically analyze all the electrical properties of the thermoelectric module we produce and determine its performance. This device is currently used in different parts of the world. "We exported them to other countries, and scientists are using them now."

"We can easily test the thermoelectric module we produce with the system we developed."

Yakuphanoğlu said that thermoelectric generators are used in many critical areas such as cooling of mobile phones and processors, PCR devices in laboratories, preservation of sensitive vaccines and drugs in the medical world, and uninterrupted power production of deep space vehicles.

Stating that the system they developed will pave the way for studies in this field in Türkiye, Yakuphanoğlu said:

"We can easily test the thermoelectric module we produced with the system we have newly developed. As a result of this test, we continue to work on how we can increase the efficiency of the module we developed. With this analysis system, scientists in Türkiye will now be able to produce new thermoelectric generators and create a wide field with them to produce different technologies related to thermoelectricity in the new century."

Explaining that he has developed more than 40 technological products so far, Yakuphanoğlu stated that he has written many scientific articles that provide the infrastructure for these.

Yakuphanoğlu added that he was among the 2 percent in the "List of the World's Most Influential Scientists" prepared by Stanford University and Elsevier (International academic publishing company) in October, based on the quality of international publications and the number of scientific citations received by these publications, and that this motivated him to do more research.