The FS-86M-12V by Tegpro is a high temperature TEG power fan that can operate at up to 70 C. It has a life expectancy of 70,000 hours and low power consumption of only 210 mW. The fan has automatic restart and polarity protection. Use it for your next high temperature thermoelectric generator design.
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The FS-84M-12V by Tegpro is a high temperature TEG power fan heatsink combo that can operate at up to 85 C. It has a life expectancy of 87,500 hours and low power consumption of only 180 mW. The fan has automatic restart and polarity protection. Use it for your next high temperature thermoelectric generator design.
Air conditioners utilizing thermoelectric coolers are often considered as an alternative to conventional vapor-compression systems for enclosure cooling. Because a thermoelectric cooler is compact, robust, and completely solid-state, the inherent reliability of such a system is attractive to engineers and end-users alike. However, there is an inherent reluctance to choose a thermoelectric-based system due to preconceptions about energy efficiency or lack of experience with thermoelectrics.
Here we compare and contrast two cooling technologies. Comparisons of efficiency, reliability, control, as well as installation and maintenance, demonstrate that a thermoelectric based solution can have significant advantages over conventional compressor based systems.
A thermoelectric-based system is comprised of both p- and n- type materials brought in contact to form a junction. When the device in connected to a battery or other power source electrons will flow. At the cold junction, energy (heat) is absorbed by electrons and moves from a low-energy state in the p-type semiconductor element, to a higher energy state in the n-type semiconductor element. The battery provides the energy to move the electrons through the system. At the hot junction, energy is expelled to a heat exchanger as electrons move from a high-energy level to a lower energy level. Reversing the direction of current flow reverses the heat pumping direction. This allows the thermoelectric device to provide both cooling and heating with a simple reversal of the current.
Thermoelectrics operate on DC power. These can be configured to run on a variety of DC voltages by selecting a series or parallel configuration of the internal construction of a thermoelectric cooler. The most common voltages are 24 and 48 VDC. Since they require DC, a power supply is often used to convert AC to DC.
DC operation offers several advantages over AC. Thermoelectric coolers will pump heat at a rate proportional to the power applied. Therefore, when cooling needs are low, the thermoelectric cooler will consume less power to maintain control of the temperature. When additional cooling is required, the thermoelectric cooler will consume more power. This control allows for efficient use of power, while reducing the power cycling inherent in on-off type controllers. Furthermore, since thermoelectric coolers can heat or cool dependent upon the direction of current flow, they eliminate overshooting of the set point temperature and more precise temperature control can be achieved.
Various line power levels in geographic regions require AC compressors and fans to run on specific voltages and frequencies. This increases the number of components required to support each region and makes the unit susceptible to the possibility of brown-outs. Power supplies, however, can operate on a universal range of input voltages and frequencies. This enables the cooling system to run efficiently in geographic areas that have limited reliable output power and can maintain operation of a thermoelectric cooler during a brown-out (low voltage condition).
In heating mode, a thermoelectric system requires less power consumption than a compressor-based system. Enabling heating or cooling with the same thermoelectric device, the thermoelectric cooler requires fewer parts and prevents rapid cycling from thermal overshooting of competing cooling and heating components. This is accomplished by reversing the direction of current to the thermoelectric cooler. The net result is a high degree of control, energy efficiency, and reliability. A compressor system usually incorporates a separate heating component because compressors cannot be powered in reverse.
A thermoelectric cooler is a solid-state device. There is no compressor, motor or refrigerants involved. The only moving parts are the hot side and cold side fans for circulation of heat absorption in the cabinet and heat dissipation to environment. While these fans are rated for up to 70,000 hours, they can also be controlled at lower speeds to extend life.
Thermoelectric coolers with a Proportional Integral Derivative (PID) controller, can achieve more than 70,000 hours of operation. With an integrated PID controller, the thermoelectric cooler does not suffer from stresses induced by the stop-start power surges or temperature overshoot variations. Therefore, the higher reliability of steady-state conditions are maintained.
A thermoelectric cooler assembly has no working refrigerants and can be shipped, handled, and mounted in any orientation without affecting its performance or reliability. This not only simplifies the method of shipping, but offers options to orient the unit to maximize circulation. A single thermoelectric cooler assembly design can be top-, wall- or door-mounted in either vertical or horizontal direction and one model can satisfy multiple orientation installation choices. Gravity will only affect the orientation if the application reaches dew point because condensation routing methods will be gravity-dependent and must be considered in the design.
A thermoelectric cooler assembly is smaller, requiring less surface area for mounting and overall volume, than a compressor-based system when capacities are less than 500W (1700 BTU). Typical size and weight savings can range from 25% to 50%.
Because of the refrigerant, a compressor-based system must be kept in a specific orientation during shipping, handling, and installation or damage to the system may occur. Compressors also tend to be heavier and are larger than comparable thermoelectric based systems. This requires mounting surfaces and possibly multiple technicians needed for installation. A compressor-based system cannot accommodate multiple mounting orientations, so a special unit is required for top mount, front mount installation. This requires more models to carry in inventory.
Vibration has a cumulative effect of loosening hardware connection of the cooling unit, as well as the electronics within the enclosure. The thermoelectric cooler assembly operates silently with minimal to no vibration. The only vibration comes from the DC fans, which are vibration damped with rubberized fasteners. The thermoelectric cooler assemblies do not contribute to loose hardware or other vibration issues that can occur from long term operation. A compressor-based system has several moving parts, which cycle and vibrate constantly when powered on. This contributes to an overall higher noise level and vibration, which can be detrimental to the system level electronics housed within the enclosure.
A thermoelectric based controller can drive the temperature of an enclosure to within 0.5C of the set point temperature. This is accomplished with the integrated bi-directional PID control, adjusting the net power to the thermoelectric cooler allowing fine tuning and rapid response to component or environmentally-induced heat load fluctuations. The operating range for a typically thermoelectric cooler is -40C to +65C for most systems.
The thermoelectric cooler assembly is up to two times more efficient than the compressor-based unit with proportional control in all test conditions. When the thermoelectric cooler assembly is cycled on/off, the compressor has advantages where the temperature difference and heat load is smaller. Overall, the thermoelectric based unit requires less power to maintain the specified set point temperature than a compressor based unit.
The thermoelectric cooler assembly is up to 20 times more efficient across test condition ranges. This is because both the input power to the thermoelectric cooler assembly, plus the heat pumped by the thermoelectric cooler assembly is provided as heat. The efficiencies are most notable when the temperature differential (DT) is lower.
A thermoelectric cooler assembly has considerable advantages over a comparably-sized, compressor-based solution in climate-controlled electronic enclosures. It can both cool and heat, offering more precise temperature control than a compressor-based unit and is more energy efficient throughout the temperature range of the application, by 25% to over 90% in cooling mode and up to 400% in heating mode.
The thermoelectric cooler assemblies solid-state construction provides advantages in reliability, installation, vibration, and low cost of maintenance. Additionally, its compact form factor and lighter weight allows for easier installation and occupies less space than a compressor-based unit. The unit operates on DC power. This makes it much easier to utilize globally regardless of the available AC line voltage and frequency.
Utilizing a thermoelectric cooler assembly in climate-controlled electronic enclosures provides an attractive alternative solution because of its efficiency, reliability, accuracy, compact design, negligible noise levels, and ease of installation.
It uses a thermoelectric generator module (TEG) to power a motor with a fan. The heat source (candle) heat up the lower aluminium plate => creates a temperature difference over the module => generates electricity to the motor => increases air flow through heat sink => increases temperature difference => more power. Without the fan it would eventually stop generating power since the heat sink would get almost same temperature as the plate.
Almost any heat source with enough temperature can be used to power the motor and this makes this small device easy and fun to experiment with. Its very sensitive to temperature differences. I could run it on water with only 20C difference (23C air temp and 43C water temp). As seen in the video its powered from fire, hot water, food, and even used to cool a computer processor. The latter is an idea I had when i created my first build in 2013 and people said to me it cannot be done. It can and its stable for normal use but with further optimizations it could probably be even better. I don't think it can replace a regular CPU cooler but as it uses no electricity from the computer its somewhat environmental friendly. More information on last page. 2ff7e9595c
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