Panasonic demonstrates thermoelectric tubes - produce electricity from hot water pipes
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Panasonic Thermoelectric Tube[/caption]
Panasonic's engineering team has figured out a way to generate electricity from hot water pipes - and it's world's first development of its kind. These thermoelectric tubes are about 10 cm in length, and the mini-generator unit comprises of 4 of these tubes. Hot water passes through the tubes and the outside is cooled by cold water. An individual mini-generator is capable of producing about 10W power, enough to power your portable TV.
Panasonic says that the tubular structure allows more heat absorption with the same size of the product. The power output, therefore is about 3x - 4x that of conventional systems. These systems could be incredibly useful in generating power from factory waste heats. We'd imagine the system being implemented in generating power from geothermal springs.
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Panasonic Thermoelectric Tube[/caption]Panasonic's engineering team has figured out a way to generate electricity from hot water pipes - and it's world's first development of its kind. These thermoelectric tubes are about 10 cm in length, and the mini-generator unit comprises of 4 of these tubes. Hot water passes through the tubes and the outside is cooled by cold water. An individual mini-generator is capable of producing about 10W power, enough to power your portable TV.
Panasonic says that the tubular structure allows more heat absorption with the same size of the product. The power output, therefore is about 3x - 4x that of conventional systems. These systems could be incredibly useful in generating power from factory waste heats. We'd imagine the system being implemented in generating power from geothermal springs.
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