Thermopiles for electricity generation based on kerosene?

by **oowolf** » Mon 21 Mar 2005, 15:28:34

Is there anyone who knows about home-scale electricity generation using thermopiles? I'm very interested in the "Russian thermo-electric generator based on a kerosene lamp"Anyone out there using this technology?
http://www.dself.dsl.pipex.com/MUSEUM/P ... ectric.htm

by **oowolf** » Mon 21 Mar 2005, 15:36:19

How about this?
http://www.epower4.com/cplanguages.htm

by **RonMN** » Mon 21 Mar 2005, 17:25:46

With no moving parts i would have to assume this is a stirling engine. We should have been using and developing these for the last 110+ years since they were invented!!!

Ron...

by **Egon_1** » Mon 21 Mar 2005, 17:32:50

You are talking about TEGs:

Global Thermoelectric

The company I work for uses them to build remote power systems.
Cool, but VERY VERY inefficient! :cry:

by **boilingleadbath** » Mon 21 Mar 2005, 17:38:13

The latter one is just a seebeck junction. Basicaly, a peizer junction ran in reverse. I'v played with one before.
I don't know what the first is - they arn't exactly coughing up info.

Thermopiles for electricity generation based on kerosene?

Thermopiles for electricity generation based on kerosene?

Stirling Engine

Um...

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