Energy harvesting: Printed thermoelectric generators for power generation
E-Mail IMAGE: With the help of newly developed inks and special production techniques, such as origami, inexpensive thermoelectric generators can be produced for various applications. view more Credit: Andres Rösch, KIT Thermoelectric generators, TEGs for short, convert ambient heat into electrical power. They enable maintenance-free, environmentally friendly, and autonomous power supply of the continuously growing number of sensors and devices for the Internet of Things (IoT) and recovery of waste heat. Scientists of Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) have now developed thr...
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