Thermoelectric cooling of microelectronic circuits and waste heat electrical power generation in a desktop personal computer

GOULD, Christopher, SHAMMAS, Noel, GRAINGER, Steven and TAYLOR, Ian (2011) Thermoelectric cooling of microelectronic circuits and waste heat electrical power generation in a desktop personal computer. Materials Science and Engineering B, 176 (4). pp. 316-325. ISSN 0921-5107

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Thermoelectric cooling and micro-power generation from waste heat within a standard desktop computer has been demonstrated. A thermoelectric test system has been designed and constructed, with typical test results presented for thermoelectric cooling and micro-power generation when the computer is executing a number of different applications. A thermoelectric module, operating as a heat pump, can lower the operating temperature of the computer's microprocessor and graphics processor to temperatures below ambient conditions. A small amount of electrical power, typically in the micro-watt or milli-watt range, can be generated by a thermoelectric module attached to the outside of the computer's standard heat sink assembly, when a secondary heat sink is attached to the other side of the thermoelectric module. Maximum electrical power can be generated by the thermoelectric module when a water cooled heat sink is used as the secondary heat sink, as this produces the greatest temperature difference between both sides of the module.

Item Type:	Article
Faculty:	Previous Faculty of Computing, Engineering and Sciences > Engineering
Depositing User:	Peter OGRODNIK
Date Deposited:	06 Feb 2013 16:42
Last Modified:	24 Feb 2023 13:36
URI:	https://eprints.staffs.ac.uk/id/eprint/430

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