Heating with peltier module as heatpump.

[truesearch]

I agree, there appears to be "heat-energy" being moved from the "colder-side" to the "hotter-side" with this devise, much like a conventional heat-pump.What I hope to see is a "high-efficiency" conversion of HEAT-TO-ELECTRICITY. With that figured out, we possibly could "close-the-loop" and have a stand alone unit to power a vehicle or other applications.
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[lumen]

I like the idea of a solid state heat pump, but a COP of 1.5 is a bit low since heat pumps now have a COP of around 4.0 or better.

I'm sure this will change soon with some of the new graphene technology coming out.

[HH]

@lumen
It's a valid point and I'm aware of the efficiency difference of the peltier module vs vapor compression.
The thing is, peltier system would be relatively cheap and possible to diy and you still getting more out then in.
Cheers

[HH]

@truesearch
Once someone comes up with the idea of efficient heat to electricity conversion, we could have devices running on ambient heat.
That would be great.
Cheers