[HN Gopher] Device wraps around hot surfaces, turns wasted heat ...
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       Device wraps around hot surfaces, turns wasted heat to electricity
        
       Author : geox
       Score  : 6 points
       Date   : 2022-01-22 18:06 UTC (4 hours ago)
        
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       | hazza_n_dazza wrote:
       | Oh, a flexible, chained peltier.
       | 
       | "The 72-couple device exhibited the highest reported output power
       | and device power density from a single thermoelectric generator,
       | the scientists said"
       | https://www.psu.edu/news/research/story/form-fit-device-wrap...
        
       | blacksmith_tb wrote:
       | I like the general idea, but it strikes me as a little poignant
       | that so many of these sources of waste heat could just be wrapped
       | with insulation instead? Certainly pipes and ducts - though in
       | cases where the heat is truly waste (and is being intentionally
       | dumped into a cooler environment, like from refrigeration or heat
       | pumps) it does seem like converting it to electricity is a win,
       | at least.
        
         | hazza_n_dazza wrote:
         | Some sources, you might want to move the heat away (ie, CPU),
         | maybe these loads of pipes they have are the same. But yes,
         | point taken, insulation first. Ockhams Razor: don't multiply
         | entities beyond necessity.
        
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