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The eTEG Thermoelectric Power Generation Evaluation Kit provides customers with an easy to use first evaluation solution of Nextreme's power generation technology. The kit eliminates the need for a sophisticated laboratory set up and requires only modest equipment to measure the power generated by Nextreme’s eTEG HV56 devices.
Nextreme's thin-film embedded thermoelectric generator (eTEG™) generates electrical power via the Seebeck effect. Here electricity is produced from a temperature differential applied across the device. The Nextreme advantage is a very thin, nano-engineered material that delivers a Seebeck coefficient greater than conventional thermoelectric material. The ability of Nextreme’s thin-film thermoelectric materials to convert waste heat into electrical energy using a thin, nanoscale form factor positions it uniquely to address market opportunities that standard bulk thermoelectric devices and other energy scavenging or energy reclamation systems cannot address.
The evaluation kit includes a thick film heater as the heat source, an embedded eTEG HV56 power generator module, a heat sink/fan assembly and thermocouples for temperature measurement. See Figure 1 below.
Figure 1. eTEG Evaluation Kit Exploded View
The kit provides the full thermal path - from heat source to heat sink - and requires only a power supply for the heater and a volt meter to measure the voltage generated by the eTEG across a load resistor; thereby determining the power output. Customers can easily reproduce and confirm the performance data provided by Nextreme during this evaluation process.
Nextreme engineers are currently working with customers in a variety of industries and applications. These include powering gas sensors from waste heat; trickle-charging batteries in dark places; and improving the fuel efficiency in automobiles.
The eTEG Thermoelectric Power Generation Evaluation Kit is available for $495 and encouraged for first time evaluations. Pricing for individual modules and volume orders is available upon request.
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