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While Peltier cooling have low efficiency wouldn't it be ideal in some cases like: - energy source is solar, DC already and abundant. - cold climate so the fr
by sunshine-o 1y ago
While Peltier cooling have low efficiency wouldn't it be ideal in some cases like:
- energy source is solar, DC already and abundant.
- cold climate so the fridge can contribute to heating the room
Anyway good to know those small electric cooler with Peltier effect must be consuming a lot electricity.
- jfengel 1y agoA common use case: coolers. You don't want a whole compressor, but you do want to keep your hot dogs safe and your beer drinkable. It's not very efficient but it's enough for short periods.
- AngryData 1y agoThere are mini-compressor based coolers available now if you look for them. They cost a little bit more, and obviously have more weight than a peltier, but I think are worth it if a bag of ice isn't viable by itself because they will run for way longer than a peltier setup.
- Auracle 1y agoI considered putting some in our under-sink reverse osmosis tank, to cool the water. Couldn’t come up with a way to exhaust the heat well enough to even look at how much electricity it would have cost me though - probably too much to make it worth it.