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Posted by: Preacher Posted on: May 18^th, 2012 at 4:08pm	Quote
DentonDoc wrote on May 18^th, 2012 at 3:55pm: I wonder if it could be applied in the reverse to provide electricity or heat in winter? dd Oh neat! Build your house with them on the exterior walls.

Posted by: DentonDoc
Posted on: May 18^th, 2012 at 3:55pm

zski wrote on May 18^th, 2012 at 1:26pm:

Here's an interesting gadget. I wonder if it works.
A portable personal electric generator that doubles as a cooking pot. Or. A cooking pot that doubles as a portable personal electric generator.
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Thermoelectric wafers are interesting products. They work in a 3-way mode. If you apply electricity, one side of the wafer gets hot while the other gets cold. This is the concept behind many low voltage heating/cooling units that you can plug into your automobile. (I have one that I sometimes use in the summer to keep drinks cold while I'm driving. I even used it to cool off a couple of beers after last years canoe trip so they would be at a drinkable temperature after driving for a few hours. My unit will heat/cool to about 35 degrees higher/lower than the ambient temperature.)

Alternately, the wafer can produce electricity as a consequence of applying heat (or cold) to one side. The temperature differential produces current ... which is what is being produced by the product described above.

The units are not overly efficient, but if you are using "waste heat" anyway, you might as well take advantage it. I wonder if it could be applied in the reverse to provide electricity or heat in winter?

dd

Posted by: Preacher Posted on: May 18^th, 2012 at 1:52pm	Quote
Neat! When I watched the video I cringed at the suggestion that folks could plug in speakers. Lots of options in the pipe for powering your electronics.

Posted by: zski Posted on: May 18^th, 2012 at 1:26pm	Quote
Here's an interesting gadget. I wonder if it works. A portable personal electric generator that doubles as a cooking pot. Or. A cooking pot that doubles as a portable personal electric generator. (You need to *Login* or *Register* to view media files and links)

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