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*Best Resoirce as a Design Guide - tight packing fraction of modules appears to be a key requirement for higher power applications - [http://web.mit.edu/imoyer/www/portfolio/absolutzero/peltierasm.html] - as also seen in [[Firevolt]]. | *Best Resoirce as a Design Guide - tight packing fraction of modules appears to be a key requirement for higher power applications - [http://web.mit.edu/imoyer/www/portfolio/absolutzero/peltierasm.html] - as also seen in [[Firevolt]]. | ||
*DOE design report - 500w on a 200 degree differential from car exhaust - [https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=http://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/03/f8/deer09_lagrandeur.pdf&ved=0ahUKEwjtmtCog7LMAhUJ4mMKHUNhDnIQFghKMAE&usg=AFQjCNEWu2a7vwTZyJ4wish3Xm9_mvx70Q] | |||
Revision as of 19:14, 28 April 2016
Efficiency
- 5-8% - []
Industry Standards
- 45W for $500 - [1]. Fan cooled.
- 100W max hot side temp is 300C? - [2]
- 70W - max hot side temp is 840F? -
- 60W liquid cooled - [3] - Don't exceed 900F on hot side.
- 50W siberian from a small stove - [4]
- 100W - German - http://thermalforce.de/engl/product/module/index.php
Individual Modules
- $2 for 60W - or 3W at 5% efficiency - [5]
Links
- Key link -Thermoelectrics offer to be competitive with other alternative sustainable energy sources - [6]
- Published report on a 150W initial design, which put out 14W in reality. -[http://www.harding.edu/olree/2009-10/senior%20design%20-%20final%20reports/thermoelectric%20generator/thermoelectric_generator_-_final_report.pdf
- Design paper on TEGs - [7]