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[wambat]

Students Develop New Type of AC System
BLUFFDALE, Utah—Two Utah teenagers have invented an automobile air-conditioning system that uses the Peltier effect. The device, which the students call “Space Beast,” taps into a vehicle’s electrical system, uses fans to blow hot air through five Peltier chips and then releases cold air. These cold chips have a 55% eff compared to carnot cycle :eek:

[Carlo Hansen]

AC with peltier element sounds interesting. I would like to know
more about this system.
There is no technicall data described in the artikkel.

http://www.sltrib.com/ci_2841984

Best regards
Carlo Hansen

[Peter_1]

Calculating Peltier elements. Sorry, it's in dutch. Click on the link programma.
http://titanicmetme.jero.cc/peltier/peltiers2.html

[rbartlett]

I remember reading about this kind of stuff back in the early nineties and getting worried then..

http://www.coolchips.gi/

cheers

richARD

[Carlo Hansen]

Thanks for the info. It seems that the guys is using peltier elements, could the have made a form of feedback from the
hot side of the engine system to get more out of the peltier element.
I cant figure out how they have done this, if they only use 4
small peltier elements for a car.

Best regards
Carlo Hansen

[WebRam]

here is another link

http://www.peltier-info.com/

[chemi-cool]

It does look nice but every Monday and Thursday, we here of new inventions in many fields, It doesn't say anywhere in what conditions was it made.

I doubt very much that it will work in Utah, in the hot summer, outside.
I will believe it when I see it.

Chemi :)

[wambat]

here is another link

http://www.peltier-info.com/

Another site: http://www.coolchips.gi/faq.shtml#basic :)