>Thermoelectric materials generate power directly from the heat by converting temperature differences into electric voltagewould something like that be able to provide energy for a radar while also cooling down an engine?the thermo photovoltaic ones achieve a 40% efficiency in converting infrared radiation into electricty btw
>>65563193No.
The current these systems generate is really, really small. Often used to sense temperatures or power small sensors and things like that, but having a temperature gradient large enough to generate useful amounts of current, to say nothing of the boat loads you would need for a radar, is simply unrealistic
>>65563193Thermodynamics, nigger. Learn it.
>>65563193Nah, it would take a stupid massive thermopile to get even a field radio powered.Check out the NASA RTG:https://science.nasa.gov/planetary-science/programs/radioisotope-power-systems/power-radioisotope-thermoelectric-generators/>thermo photovoltaic ones achieve a 40% efficiency in converting infrared radiation into electricty btwhttps://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9007744/The test item was heated to over 4000 degrees Fahrenheit, no engine in any military would ever be that hot, as it would simply fucking melt. The efficiency of a TPV using the waste heat of a diesel engine or a hot microwave emitter would be farrrrrrrr below even a harbor freight tier solar panel.
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