Thermoelectric cooling of microelectronic circuits and waste heat electrical power generation in a desktop personal computer
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Thermoelectric cooling and micro-power generation from waste heat within a standard desktop computer has been demonstrated. A thermoelectric test system has been designed and constructed, with typical test results presented for thermoelectric cooling and micro-power generation when the computer is executing a number of different applications. A thermoelectricmodule, operating as a heat pump,
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