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Newt: /* External links */ 2019 list of commercially available and soon to be available thermal to electrical energy conversion technologies

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External links: 2019 list of commercially available and soon to be available thermal to electrical energy conversion technologies

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	* Wikipedia: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thermoelectric Thermoelectric materials] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thermoelectric_generator Thermoelectric generator]		* Wikipedia: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thermoelectric Thermoelectric materials] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thermoelectric_generator Thermoelectric generator]
	* Phys.Org article: [http://phys.org/news/2014-12-thermoelectric-power-economically-competitive-renewable.html "Thermoelectric power plants could offer economically competitive renewable energy"]		* Phys.Org article: [http://phys.org/news/2014-12-thermoelectric-power-economically-competitive-renewable.html "Thermoelectric power plants could offer economically competitive renewable energy"]

			*[1] 2019 list of commercially available and soon to be available thermal to electrical energy conversion technologies

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Applications and Product Ecology

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	== Applications and Product Ecology ==		== Applications and Product Ecology ==
	* small scale production possible ? practical materials		* this concept works on the temperature differential. Therefore, not just heat but also cooling is often required, so that the "cool" side of the device does not overheat, erasing the differential. Some devices on the market solve this by adding a fan (requiring electricity). Another possibility is to use water for cooling.
	* TE effect for small-scale solar thermal electricity (see: [[heliostat]])		* is small scale production possible ? practical materials required.
			* TE effect for small-scale '''solar thermal''' electricity (see: [[heliostat]])
	* heat from biomass (combustion; pyrolysis, see: [[biochar]])		* heat from biomass (combustion; pyrolysis, see: [[biochar]])
	* co-generation at the very small (household) scale: space heating and electricity		* co-generation at the very small (household) scale: space heating and electricity

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	[[File:500px-Thermoelectric Generator Diagram.svg.png\|thumb\|right\|A thermoelectric circuit composed of materials of different [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seebeck_effect Seebeck] coefficient (p-doped and n-doped semiconductors), configured as a thermoelectric generator.]]		[[File:500px-Thermoelectric Generator Diagram.svg.png\|thumb\|right\|A thermoelectric circuit composed of materials of different [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seebeck_effect Seebeck] coefficient (p-doped and n-doped semiconductors), configured as a thermoelectric generator.]]

	Thermoelectric generators turn heat into electricity. They have great potential for reliable conversion of heat to electricity. For example: [http://www.tegpower.com/ TEG Power Info] lists a 50 Watt 12V unit. If you get 20 and hook them up to a [[gasifier]] then you have something that can do useful work. It has one moving part. Which is a small easily replaceable cooling pump. These will last 20+ years and '''reliably''' produce power.

	== Thermoelectric (TE) effect ==		== Thermoelectric (TE) effect ==
	(~~text here~~)		Thermoelectric materials generate power directly from heat by converting temperature differences into electric voltage. A thermoelectric module is a circuit containing thermoelectric materials that generate electricity from heat directly. It consists of two dissimilar thermoelectric materials joining in their ends: an n-type (negatively charged); and a p-type (positively charged) semiconductors.

	== TE devices - characteristics ==		== TE devices - characteristics ==
	* ~~electricity generation from heat.~~ This can potentially be very inexpensive if low-cost TE generators can be fabricated.		* This can potentially be very inexpensive if low-cost TE generators can be fabricated.
			* TE generators have great potential for reliable conversion of heat to electricity. For example: [http://www.tegpower.com/ TEG Power Info] lists a 50 Watt 12V unit. If you get 20 and hook them up to a [[gasifier]] then you have something that can do useful work. It has one moving part. Which is a small easily replaceable cooling pump. These will last 20+ years and '''reliably''' produce power.

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	* TE effect for small-scale solar thermal electricity (see: [[heliostat]])		* TE effect for small-scale solar thermal electricity (see: [[heliostat]])
	* heat from biomass (combustion; pyrolysis, see: [[biochar]])		* heat from biomass (combustion; pyrolysis, see: [[biochar]])
			* co-generation at the very small (household) scale: space heating and electricity

	== External links ==		== External links ==

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External links

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	== External links ==		== External links ==
	* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thermoelectric Thermoelectric materials]		* Wikipedia: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thermoelectric Thermoelectric materials] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thermoelectric_generator Thermoelectric generator]
	* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thermoelectric_generator Thermoelectric generator]
	* Phys.Org article: [http://phys.org/news/2014-12-thermoelectric-power-economically-competitive-renewable.html "Thermoelectric power plants could offer economically competitive renewable energy"]		* Phys.Org article: [http://phys.org/news/2014-12-thermoelectric-power-economically-competitive-renewable.html "Thermoelectric power plants could offer economically competitive renewable energy"]

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Rasmus: consolidated page with "Thermoelectric Devices" (content merged)

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consolidated page with "Thermoelectric Devices" (content merged)

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	~~<html>~~		Thermoelectric generators turn heat into electricity. They have great potential for reliable conversion of heat to electricity. For example: [http://www.tegpower.com/ TEG Power Info] lists a 50 Watt 12V unit. If you get 20 and hook them up to a [[gasifier]] then you have something that can do useful work. It has one moving part. Which is a small easily replaceable cooling pump. These will last 20+ years and '''reliably''' produce power.
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			== Thermoelectric (TE) effect ==
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	~~Thermoelectric~~ generators ~~have potential for reliable conversion of heat to electricity~~. ~~For example, I would~~		== TE devices - characteristics ==
			* electricity generation from heat. This can potentially be very inexpensive if low-cost TE generators can be fabricated.

	~~http://www~~.~~tegpower~~.~~com/~~		==Marcin Comment==
			This is excellent. Do you have practical experience with these? Can you lead a design effort to produce a robust, replicable TEG system? The heat sinking and packaging issues are not trivial in terms of making lifetime design systems, so that is why we have stayed away from these. Are you familiar with how to manufacture these? That would be very valuable information for resilient community enterprise.

	~~They have a 50watt 12v unit.~~		<html>
			<iframe width="420" height="315" align=right src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/XK6wmRVX6Uc" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
	~~If you get 20 and hook them up to a gasifier then you have something~~		</html>
	~~that can do useful work. It has one moving part~~. ~~Which is a small~~
	~~easily replaceable cooling pump~~. ~~These will last 20+ years and~~
	~~_reliably_ produce power.~~

	=~~Marcin Comment~~=		== Applications and Product Ecology ==
			* small scale production possible ? practical materials
			* TE effect for small-scale solar thermal electricity (see: [[heliostat]])
			* heat from biomass (combustion; pyrolysis, see: [[biochar]])

	~~This is excellent~~. Do you have practical experience with these? Can you lead a design effort to produce a robust, replicable TEG system? The heat sinking and packaging issues are not trivial in terms of making lifetime design systems, so that is why we have stayed away from these.		== External links ==
			* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thermoelectric Thermoelectric materials]
			* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thermoelectric_generator Thermoelectric generator]
			* Phys.Org article: [http://phys.org/news/2014-12-thermoelectric-power-economically-competitive-renewable.html "Thermoelectric power plants could offer economically competitive renewable energy"]

	~~Are you familiar with how to manufacture these? That would be very valuable information for resilient community enterprise.~~		[[Category:Energy]][[Category:Solar Power]]

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	Thermoelectric generators have potential for reliable conversion of heat to electricity. For example, I would		Thermoelectric generators have potential for reliable conversion of heat to electricity. For example, I would

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	Are you familiar with how to manufacture these? That would be very valuable information for resilient community enterprise.		Are you familiar with how to manufacture these? That would be very valuable information for resilient community enterprise.

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Marcin at 20:16, 8 December 2010

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			Thermoelectric generators have potential for reliable conversion of heat to electricity. For example, I would

	http://www.tegpower.com/		http://www.tegpower.com/

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	easily replaceable cooling pump. These will last 20+ years and		easily replaceable cooling pump. These will last 20+ years and
	_reliably_ produce power.		_reliably_ produce power.

			=Marcin Comment=

			This is excellent. Do you have practical experience with these? Can you lead a design effort to produce a robust, replicable TEG system? The heat sinking and packaging issues are not trivial in terms of making lifetime design systems, so that is why we have stayed away from these.

			Are you familiar with how to manufacture these? That would be very valuable information for resilient community enterprise.

	[[Category:Thermoelectric Generators]]		[[Category:Thermoelectric Generators]]

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http://www.tegpower.com/

They have a 50watt 12v unit.

If you get 20 and hook them up to a gasifier then you have something
that can do useful work. It has one moving part. Which is a small
easily replaceable cooling pump. These will last 20+ years and
_reliably_ produce power.

[[Category:Thermoelectric Generators]]