Up to 60 percent of each $4 gallon of gas is wasted, lost as heat that pours out of the exhaust pipe. The technology to collect some of that heat and convert it back into electricity that can recharge the battery exists, but it’s still a work in progress. The solution lies in thermoelectric devices. A material whose response to a change in temperature generates electric … [Read more...]
Professor Lauded for Nanotechnology Work
Dr. Alexander A. Balandin, professor of electrical engineering and founding chair of materials science and engineering at the University of California – Riverside, was selected to receive the IEEE Pioneer of Nanotechnology Award for the year of 2011. The IEEE Pioneer Award in Nanotechnology recognizes individuals who by virtue of initiating new areas of research, development or … [Read more...]
Calculation Corner: Using Vendor Data to Estimate Thermoelectric Module Cooling Performance in An Application Environment
The application of thermoelectric devices to cool electronic components has been of interest to thermal engineers for many years. Thermoelectric (TE) cooling modules offer the potential to either reduce component operating temperatures at a given heat load, or allow higher component heat dissipation at a given temperature level. Readers who are unfamiliar with TE cooling … [Read more...]
