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Authored by: Anonymous on Wednesday, June 13 2012 @ 11:51 AM EDT |
RAS [ Reply to This | Parent | # ]
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Authored by: Anonymous on Thursday, June 14 2012 @ 02:52 PM EDT |
Reading the article makes me think that this might properly be analyzed more
like a heat pump, as used for heating and cooling of homes in regions with
moderate climates.
A heat pump is generally useful for heating in situations where the amount of
heat "pumped", when added to the heat generated by losses in the
system, delivers more warm air into the home than the same amount of operating
power would produce if used for electrical resistance heating.
It is necessary that the medium from which the heat is "pumped" must
get cooler, so the overall heat balance works out, and thermodynamics is
satisfied. Cooling of the semiconductor in this case should qualify.[ Reply to This | Parent | # ]
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