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What Is Thermoelectric Cooling?

What Is Thermoelectric Cooling?

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Thermoelectric cooling uses the Peltier effectto create a heat flux at the junction of two different types of materials. A Peltier cooler, heater, or thermoelectric heat pump is a solid-state active heat pump which transfers heat from one side of the device to the other, with consumption of electrical energy, depending on the direction of the current. Such an instrument is also called a Peltier device, Peltier heat pump, solid state refrigerator, or thermoelectric cooler (TEC). It can be used either for heating or for cooling, although in practice the main application is cooling. It can also be used as a temperature controller that either heats or cools.

This technology is far less commonly applied to refrigeration than vapor-compression refrigeration is. The primary advantages of a Peltier cooler compared to a vapor-compression refrigerator are its lack of moving parts or circulating liquid, very long life, invulnerability to leaks, small size, and flexible shape. Its main disadvantages are high cost for a given cooling capacity and poor power efficiency. Many researchers and companies are trying to develop Peltier coolers that are cheap and efficient. (See Thermoelectric materials.)

A Peltier cooler can also be used as a thermoelectric generator. When operated as a cooler, a voltage is applied across the device, and as a result, a difference in temperature will build up between the two sides. When operated as a generator, one side of the device is heated to a temperature greater than the other side, and as a result, a difference in voltage will build up between the two sides (the Seebeck effect). However, a well-designed Peltier cooler will be a mediocre thermoelectric generator and vice versa, due to different design and packaging requirements.

How does a Peltier device work?


THE PELTIER EFFECT

A voltage is applied across joined conductors to create an electric current. When the current flows through the junctions of the two conductors, heat is removed at one junction and cooling occurs. ... However the Peltiereffect can also be used for heating or control of temperature.

What is the use of Peltier?


They are used portable coolers, cooling electronic components and small instruments. The cooling effect of Peltier heat pumps can be used to extract water from the air in dehumidifiers. A camping/car type electric cooler can typically reduce the temperature by up to 20 °C (36 °F) below the ambient temperature.

What is a Peltier module?


Peltier modules are electronic devices designed for cooling objects to below the ambient temperature or maintaining objects at a specific temperature by controlled heating or cooling.

Can Peltier cool a room?


If room temperature is 34.9°C, then your best-in-class cooling of the hot side is (impressively) able to keep the hot side of thePeltier at the temperature of about 75°C. ... Thanks to the TEC doing it's job, and doing it very very well, one side is only slightly aboveroom temperature.

How cold does a Peltier get?


Peltier devices are designed to move a given amount of heat when the hot side of the device is at a given temperatures and the coldside is at a given temperature. The cold side for the refrigerator will be around 2.7C for perishables. The hot side would be room temperature so about 21C.

Why Peltier is not used in AC?


Most thermoelectric coolers won't cool below about 50°F. In addition, thermoelectric coolers aren't recommended for use in spaces that get warmer than 80°. This is because the Peltierdevice is not capable of great heat flux, and can really only lower the temperature about 20 degrees.

Who invented Peltier?


Jean-Charles-Athanase Peltier, (born Feb. 22, 1785, Ham, Fr. —died Oct. 27, 1845, Paris), French physicist who discovered (1834) that at the junction of two dissimilar metals an electric current will produce heat or cold, depending on the direction of current flow.

What is better thermoelectric or compressor?


The biggest advantage of a compressor wine coolers is its powerful cooling system.Compressor cooling is more effective and can lower temperatures far better thanthermoelectric systems (some can reach as low as 39°F). ... Their powerful cooling also lets compressor wine coolers hold more wine bottles.


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