Understanding the Peltier Effect

The Peltier effect, or Thermoelectric effect, is the name given to the occurrence of heat when an electric current passes across a junction between two conductors. Thermoelectric units are designed to exploit this phenomenon. They are small static heat pumps which operate according to the principles of the Peltier effect, discovered by the French physicist Jean-Charles Peltier more than a century ago. The basic principles of thermodynamics can be applied to these devices just as is done with traditional heat pumps or other heat transfer devices.

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