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Using Peltier devices with solar panels for chip cooling

Posted: Thu Apr 12, 2018 2:44 am
by rcourtney
Has anyone investigated using these devices to cool the processor rather than just a fan?
example
https://tetech.com/peltier-thermoelectr ... r-modules/

Re: Using Peltier devices with solar panels for chip cooling

Posted: Thu Apr 12, 2018 4:05 am
by Paternot
The peltier works - but is terrible inefficient. I believe You will burn 2 Watts on the peltier to each watt on the CPU. Why bother? Mikrotik's routerboards usually can take fairly high temperatures.