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| Quote (Henry J @ June 29 2011,20:45) | | Quote | | so they'd probably have to keep the material fluctuating above and below the critical temperature fairly rapidly to generate any useful current. |
That may depend on what it's used for; even if it's too weak to power something, it might be useful as a sensor (in a thermostat, perhaps).
Henry |
Yes. That. Hardly "Green energy", though, you can do the same thing with garden-variety thermocouple.
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