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		gclawes 6 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Staying cool without refrigerants: Next-generation... I wonder if this will eventually lead to battery temperature conditioning on cell phones and laptops similar to electric cars.

mecsred 6 months ago [–]

Not likely without other contributing technologies. These devices just move heat from one side to the other, at the cost of producing more heat. So you still have to dissipate even more heat on the hot end with a fan/heatsink, in addition to draining the battery running the Peltier.

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