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Glycon Garcia

Production of Thick-Film Thermoelectric Devices Using Centrifugal Force - 0 views

  • Production of Thick-Film Thermoelectric Devices Using Centrifugal Force - One step forward to realization of high-efficiency thermoelectric devices -
  • A thermoelectric generation device comprising thick films is characterized by its ability to function as a cooling fin and keep a sufficient temperature difference for thermoelectric generation even by natural cooling, and the ability to be applied to curved structure such as exhaust pipes. The newly developed centrifugally pressurized solidification not only produces thermoelectric thick films close to a single crystal but also simplifies the manufacturing process drastically and increases the yield dramatically as compared to the conventional method.
Colin Bennett

Progress towards better thermoelectric materials - 0 views

  • Thermoelectrics could be used to convert waste heat back to useful electric energy if only more efficient materials were available.
Colin Bennett

Wonder stuff: Heat scavengers promise energy bonanza - 0 views

  • Reclaim even a small amount of that lost heat as electricity, and that would massively boost energy efficiency. Thermoelectric materials allow us to do just that, by coaxing a current from a temperature difference. Wrap a thermoelectric substance around your car's exhaust, and its waste heat could power the electrics. Incorporate thermoelectric elements into a refrigerator, and heat extracted from its interior could power it
Colin Bennett

Global Thermoelectric Energy Harvesting Market - devices, applications, opportunities 2... - 0 views

  • The new applications are varied and the vertical markets benefiting from new devices range from condition monitoring in industrial environments, smart metering in energy market segments, to thermoelectric applications in vehicles, either terrestrial or other.
Glycon Garcia

Donald Sadoway: The missing link to renewable energy | Video on TED.com - 0 views

  • Donald Sadoway: The missing link to renewable energy
  • What's the key to using alternative energy, like solar and wind? Storage -- so we can have power on tap even when the sun's not out and the wind's not blowing. In this accessible, inspiring talk, Donald Sadoway takes to the blackboard to show us the future of large-scale batteries that store renewable energy. As he says: "We need to think about the problem differently. We need to think big. We need to think cheap." Donald S
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    "Donald Sadoway: The missing link to renewable energy Tweet this talk! (we'll add the headline and the URL) Post to: Share on Twitter Email This Favorite Download inShare Share on StumbleUpon Share on Reddit Share on Facebook TED Conversations Got an idea, question, or debate inspired by this talk? Start a TED Conversation, or join one of these: Green Home Energy=Hydrogen Generators-alternative sources Started by Kathleen Gilligan-Smith 1 Comment What is the real missing link in renewable energy? Started by Enrico Petrucco 8 Comments Comment on this Talk 60 total comments Sign in to add comments or Join (It's free and fast!) Sort By: smily raichel 0 Reply Less than 5 minutes ago: Nice smily raichel 0 Reply Less than 5 minutes ago: Good David Mackey 0 Reply 3 hours ago: Superb invention, but I would suggest one more standard mantra that they should move on from and that is the idea of power being supplied by a centralised grid. This technology seems to me to be much more beneficial on a local scale, what if every home had its own battery, then home power generation becomes economically more viable for everyone. If you could show that a system like this could pay for itself in say 5 years then every home would want one. Plus for this to be implemented on a large scale requires massive investment that could be decades away. Share the technology and lets get it in homes by next year. Great ted talk. Jon Senior 0 Reply 1 hour ago: I agree 100%. Localised energy production would also make energy consumers more conscious of their consumption and encourage efforts to reduce it. We can invent and invent all we want, but the fast solution to allowing renewable energies to take centre stage is to reduce the base energy draw. With lower baseline consumption, smaller "always on" generators are required to keep the grid operational. Town and house-l
Colin Bennett

New Approach to Developing Thermoelectric Materials Doubles Efficiency | Green News | E... - 0 views

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    The new material is most effective between 450° and 950°F-a typical \ntemperature range for power systems such as automobile engines. The application \nof TE material to automotive waste heat recovery systems is of interest to the \nresearch team, and to one of the project funders, BSST Corporation.
Glycon Garcia

Wristify - 0 views

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    Thermoelectric bracelet that helps people maintain a comfortable body temperature takes home $10,000 from MIT's annual materials-science design competition. The "watch" part of the prototype actually consists of the team's custom copper-alloy-based heat sink (a component that lowers a device's temperature by dissipating heat). Attached is an automated control system that manages the intensity and duration of the thermal pulses delivered to the heat sink. Integrated thermometers also measure external and body temperature to adjust accordingly.
Glycon Garcia

ENN: Electricity from the exhaust pipe - 0 views

shared by Glycon Garcia on 04 Jun 08 - Cached
  • Researchers are working on a thermoelectric generator that converts the heat from car exhaust fumes into electricity. The module feeds the energy into the car’s electronic systems. This cuts fuel consumption and helps reduce the CO2 emissions from motor vehicles.
Sergio Ferreira

Technology Review: Turning Waste Heat into Power - 0 views

  • New research shows that it could also make a good thermoelectric: a material that converts heat into electricity and vice versa
  • chemistry professor Peidong Yang and his colleagues report having fabricated silicon nanowires that generate electricity when a temperature differential is applied across them
Colin Bennett

Production of thermoelectric nanowires - 0 views

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    "Decreasing the power needed to run a vehicle's operating system could reduce battery and alternator weight and perhaps eliminate some power-generating equipment, trimming vehicle size and weight."
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