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Old 03-04-2010, 05:02 PM   #67 (permalink)
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Peltiers may not be efficient but we have a lot of surface area too. In conversion of heat to watts does out engines "output" enough heave via the exhaust to power enough peltiers to give us the power we need to run the car ? ie replace the alternator 55 amps

To compensate for loads you just need a larger battery. This will "run" everything till the car gets to operating temps and can power the pelts and then they can power the car and recharge the batteries.

Combine that with a solar roof and LED conversion and I wonder if we can do it.

anyone have suggestions on affordable but usable pelts? how many to reliably get say 20 amps of power? (that should be enough when you use the battery as the stabilizer)
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