Alphabet Energy’s new generator uses thermoelectric materials to convert heat into electricity.
Posted on 10/10/2014 12:47:46 PM PDT by Red Badger
Alphabet Energy’s new generator uses thermoelectric materials to convert heat into electricity.
I wish they had these, when I had a wood-heated, off-grid cabin.
You may have one again...........whether you like it or not..........
I have been watching this company too.
We've been seeing continued improvement in the efficiency of thermoelectric generators, nanotech holds the potential for a breakthrough over conventional materials.
Furniture, an American Energy Resource.
Something like this could be used at oil wells. Some wells burn the excess gas. This could be used to run the pumps in theory.
Violate the laws of thermodynamics much?
Maybe it should have said:
Using No Fuel of its own.....................
If I understand it properly, these devices siphon off energy in the waste process. They don’t actually start out with nothing. They are simply using a heat source that wasn’t being tapped before.
I used to have instructions from Popular Mechanics (Or Mechanics Illustrated) on how to make a thermocouple powered radio. The photo showed several arabs with one powered by their hookah.
Correct. Their fuel source is something which is currently being wasted, for the most part, but that does not mean they do not use fuel.
Thanks WayneS...
Thanks to “heat assitance” here in Minnesota, many people heat their abode using No Money of Their Own.
They do, and they have been around for centuries. I think the term is thermopile and people used to power their radios with them before they were wired for electric.
Current term would be thermo electric couple. They keep your house from blowing up if the pilot light goes out on your water heater.
You can buy fans powered by the heat of your stove I looked at buying one a couple of years ago.
Similar to the BioLite Stove which runs a combustion chamber fan and a USB charger off its waste heat.
I will have to take a look too.
There was a company crowd sourcing something like this but smaller. They were going to use it in bakeries.
Something like this could be used at oil wells. Some wells burn the excess gas. This could be used to run the pumps in theory
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See the article above. What say y-all.
I should have been more specific — I was referring to the more efficient thermoelectric devices discussed in the article. Rather than powering a radio from an oil lamp, I wanted to power electric lights, a radio, etc. from the wood stove. The older tech just wasn’t cost-effective.
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