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International Journal of Emerging Technology and Advanced Engineering Volume 3, Special Issue 3: ICERTSD 2013, Feb 2013, pages 362-367 An ISO 9001:2008 certified Int. Journal, ISSN 2250-2459, available online at A REVIEW ON DEVELOPMENTS OF THERMOELECTRIC REFRIGERATION AND AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEMS: A NOVEL POTENTIAL GREEN REFRIGERATION AND AIR CONDITIONING TECHNOLOGY 1* 2 3 Manoj Kumar Rawat , Himadri Chattopadhyay , Subhasis Neogi , 1Central Mechanical Engineering Research Institute, (CSIR-CMERI) Durgapur - 713 209, West Bengal, India 2Mechanical Engineering Department, Jadavpur University Kolkata - 700032, West Bengal, India, 3School of Energy Studies, Jadavpur University Kolkata- 700032, West Bengal, India, +Corresponding author email: m_rawat@cmeri.res.in ABSTRACT In recent years, with the increase awareness towards environmental degradation due to the production, use and disposal of ChloroFluoro Carbons (CFCs) and Hydro Chlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs) as heat carrier fluids in conventional refrigeration and air conditioning systems has become a subject of great concern and resulted in extensive research into development of novel refrigeration and space conditioning technologies. Thermoelectric cooling provides a promising alternative RAC technology due to their distinct advantages. A brief introduction of thermoelectricity, principal of thermoelectric cooling and thermoelectric materials has been presented in this