Thermoelectric power generation for battery charging

Conference · Sun Dec 31 00:00:00 EST 1995

OSTI ID:433813

Rahman, M ^[1]; Shuttleworth, R ^[2]

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1. Bangladesh Univ. of Engineering and Technology, Dhaka (Bangladesh)
2. Univ. of Manchester (United Kingdom). Electrical Engineering Lab.

Thermoelectric generators use the Seebeck effect to produce electrical power from a temperature difference caused by heat energy flow. In this paper the principle of using thermoelectrically converted heat energy for powering portable electronic equipment or charging its battery has been investigated for a lap-top computer. The thermoelectric battery charger developed, consists of a thermoelectric battery charger developed, consists of a thermoelectric converter system, powered from butane gas, and a dc-to-dc boost up converter. Both the sub-assemblies are designed using computer models and constructed. The unit produces an output power of 5 watts which doubles the life of the lap-top computer`s internal batteries.

• OSTI ID: 433813
• Report Number(s): CONF-951136-; ISBN 0-7803-2981-3; TRN: IM9709%%247
• Resource Relation: Conference: 1995 International conference on energy management and power delivery, Singapore (Singapore), 21-23 Nov 1995; Other Information: PBD: 1995; Related Information: Is Part Of 1995 international conference on energy management and power delivery: Proceedings. Volume 1; PB: 479 p.
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

30 DIRECT ENERGY CONVERSION
25 ENERGY STORAGE
THERMOELECTRIC GENERATORS
DESIGN
BATTERY CHARGERS
DC TO DC CONVERTERS
ELECTRIC BATTERIES
NESDPS Office of Nuclear Energy Space and Defense Power Systems