Wednesday, January 18, 2012

Design #2 Progress

So I wanted to update this tonight since I had a bit of spare time. Since my last post I have purchased a Peltier device from somewhere in Asia and it is currently in transit. Before I suggested you searched how a Peltier device works, instead I am going to tell you how it works.
To give you an idea of what the little bugger looks like:
 
Now to quote directly from the http://www.tellurex.com/:
"The basic concept behind thermoelectric (TE) technology is the Peltier effect—a phenomenon first discovered in the early 19th century. The Peltier effect occurs whenever electrical current flows through two dissimilar conductors. Depending on the direction of current flow, the junction of the two conductors will either absorb or release heat. Explaining the Peltier effect and its operation in thermoelectric devices, is a very challenging proposition. It ultimately keys on some very complex physics at the sub-atomic level. Here we will attempt to approach it from a conceptual perspective with the goal of giving readers an intuitive grasp of this technology (i.e., without getting too bogged down in the minutiae)."



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