With all the progress made in thermoelectric efficiency optimization, why not use some of it for electric power production (both stationary and propulsive). ❋ Unknown (2006)
He explained that compressors are more efficient than thermoelectric, which is why they're used in larger refrigerators, but thermoelectric units are solid-state, with no moving parts, which should mean less vibration (he suggested we test this by putting glasses of water on top, and indeed the units with compressors had just a touch more vibration, but not enough to bother us). ❋ Unknown (2007)
Their device, called a thermoelectric power generator, attaches to the body and generates a power output of a few microwatts, which could be useful for powering implanted medical devices and wireless sensors. ❋ Unknown (2010)
In search of the next best seller, mattress makers are experimenting with all kinds of ingredients, such as thermoelectric cooling technology and moisture-absorbing bamboo. ❋ Unknown (2008)
For over a hundred years it had been known that electric currents flow in many materials if one end is heated and the other cooled, and ever since the 1940's Russian scientists had been working to put this "thermoelectric" effect to practical use. ❋ Clarke, Arthur C. (1962)
LTC3109, a highly integrated step-up dc/dc converter and power management IC designed to start up and run from millivolt input voltage sources such as thermoelectric generators (TEGs) and thermopiles. ❋ Unknown (2010)
A flow controlled by temperature and magnetic fields, called a thermoelectric magnetohydrodynamic (TEMHD) flow, was first proposed for fusion reactors in 1979 [ ❋ Marcus Woo (2010)
"thermoelectric" system uses solid-state electronics to convert heat directly into electricity. ❋ Christopher Mims (2010)
Withdrawals for thermoelectric power have been relatively stable since 1985. ❋ Unknown (2009)
About 195 Bgal/d, or 48 percent of all freshwater and saline-water withdrawals for 2000, were used for thermoelectric power. ❋ Unknown (2009)
About 52 percent of fresh surface-water withdrawals and about 96 percent of saline-water withdrawals were for thermoelectric-power use. ❋ Unknown (2009)
Gary Bennett considers the more conventional power plants, such as radioisotope thermoelectric generators and fusion systems. ❋ Unknown (2009)
The reaction produces an enormous amount of heat, which is converted into energy in a thermoelectric generator. ❋ Unknown (2009)
According to national inventories conducted under the 1990 Climate Convention, all of the large dams in the Brazilian Amazon (Tucuruí, Samuel, Curuá-Una and Balbina) caused much larger emissions than the same amount of energy generated by thermoelectric plants. ❋ Unknown (2010)
The figures are compelling - thermoelectric power plants in just 5 southwestern states (CO, AZ, NM, NV, and UT) now consume nearly 300 million gallons of water a day - enough water to meet the consumptive use of the cities of Denver, Albuquerque, and Phoenix, combined. ❋ Unknown (2010)
The government is racing to install thermoelectric power plants around the country and has pledged to develop 4,000 megawatts of new generation capacity this year. ❋ Darcy Crowe (2010)
