Risk Assessment ID Risk Item Effect Action to Minimize Risk Owner Severity Likelihood Importance Risks Involved with Thermoelectric Generator Inadequate heat transfer In-depth heat transfer including 1 TEG overheat Total System Failure 2 3 6 Jeff control FEM, testing Insufficient TEG Unsustainable In-depth heat transfer including 2 Heating up of TEG cold side 2 2 4 Brad cooling operation FEM, testing Unable to maintain TEG capabilities not Transient effect on In depth analysis( TEG I-V 3 2 2 4 Tom/Jeff max TEG efficiency optimized components characteristics), Testing Inability to accurately Optimal power not TEG changes as heat is In depth analysis(TEG I-V 4 2 2 4 Jeff/Tom TEG being used consistently applied characteristics) / Testing Unable to meet required Design with minimal ∆T TEG power producing 5 Underpowered system or TEG incapable of producing 1 3 3 consumption / Design to required Jeff/Tom capacity too small required power specs using amplifiers.
Risk Assessment ID Risk Item Effect Likelihood Severity Importance Action to Minimize Risk Owner Risks Involved with Thermoelectric Generator 1 TEG overheat Total System Failure Inadequate heat transfer control 2 3 6 In-depth heat transfer including FEM, testing Jeff 2 Insufficient TEG cooling Unsustainable operation Heating up of TEG cold side 2 2 4 In-depth heat transfer including FEM, testing Brad 3 Unable to maintain max TEG efficiency TEG capabilities not optimized Transient effect on components 2 2 4 In depth analysis( TEG I-V characteristics), Testing Tom/Jeff 4 Inability to accurately TEG Optimal power not being used TEG changes as heat is consistently applied 2 2 4 In depth analysis(TEG I-V characteristics) / Testing Jeff/Tom 5 TEG power producing capacity too small Underpowered system Unable to meet required ∆T or TEG incapable of producing required power 1 3 3 Design with minimal consumption / Design to required specs using amplifiers. Jeff/Tom
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