Howard Chu @ Symas on Nostr: random thought: thermoelectric generators are fairly inefficient, requiring a very ...
random thought: thermoelectric generators are fairly inefficient, requiring a very large temperature delta to produce any power. Heat pumps are very efficient, using a relatively small power input to generate a large temperature delta. If you combined the two, could the combination generate more power than the TEG on its own?
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