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Article #17339Re: Thermoelectric Generators
From: Edwin Wiles
Date: Mon, 09 Mar 1987 14:36
Date: Mon, 09 Mar 1987 14:36
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In article <3086@watdcsu.UUCP> sgcpal@watdcsu.UUCP (P.A.ul Layman [EE-Device Physics]) writes: >After consulting my undergrad text on the subject I found a picture of >such a device which was (maybe still) manufactured by 3M. It produced >200mW at 9V. It could run for 24 hrs on a tank of fuel (kerosene) that looks >like the one on a standard coleman lattern. It goes on to say that the >thermocouples(I count 6) were hermentically sealed. Therefore expensive? All the talk about thermoelectric generators that I've seen have all stated that the devices worked off of either chemically generated heat, or by burning some fossil fuel. It would seem that these devices are idealy suited for use in solar production of electricity. Has any work been done? Are there any models that work with solar heat? How efficient are they? Cost effective? -- Edwin Wiles seismo!sundc!netxcom!ewiles Net Express, Inc. 1953 Gallows Rd. Suite 300 Vienna, VA 22180
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Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!mnetor!seismo!sundc!netxcom!ewiles From: ewiles@netxcom.UUCP (Edwin Wiles) Newsgroups: sci.electronics Subject: Re: Thermoelectric Generators Message-ID: <351@netxcom.UUCP> Date: Mon, 9-Mar-87 09:36:50 EST Article-I.D.: netxcom.351 Posted: Mon Mar 9 09:36:50 1987 Date-Received: Tue, 10-Mar-87 03:50:26 EST References: <24300001@silver> <3086@watdcsu.UUCP> Reply-To: ewiles@netxcom.UUCP (Edwin Wiles) Organization: NetExpress Communications Inc. Vienna, Va. Lines: 19 Summary: Any designed for solar?