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>From: piclist-bounces@mit.edu [mailto:piclist-bounces@mit.edu] 
>Sent: 31 December 2004 23:24
>To: Microcontroller discussion list - Public.
>Subject: Re: [EE] Thermoelectric generator using Peltier effect device
>
>
>>>Thermoelectric generator using Peltier effect device
>>>
>>>       http://www.robotics.com/robomenu/generator.html
>>
>> I read Russian army powered radio (recievers?) from peltier during
>> WW1 (or was it WW2)
>
>I have seen a Russian unit made to go over a candle.
>AFAIR it had many wire junctions with hot end in and cold end out with 
>large radiator fins.
>
>The above Peltier unit looks like it would use a "tea light" type 
>candle.
>
>I tested a tea light. Wax weighs 16 grams.
>Burns for about 5 hours (to my surprise).
>At say 10 kWh/kg that's about 30 watts available energy at 
>100%. It seems most unlikely that this would provide 5 watts 
>fro a Peltier 
>TEG.
>I don't know what sort of energy one can get from a spirit lamp.
>
>I can see that  some Peltier tests are in order :-)

Some good theory on using TECs as TEGs here:

http://www.ferrotec.com/usa/thermoelectric/ref/3ref13.htm

Regards

Mike

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