BSST is able to provide innovative and powerful thermal management solutions for problems not well handled by other technologies or by standard thermoelectrics. Through extensive R&D and experience, BSST has developed a breakthrough advance in TE technology. Multiple key patents related to this technology have been issued or allowed. Compared to standard TE technology, this breakthrough:

     • Provides double the efficiency

     • Nearly doubles the maximum change in temperature achievable

     • Reduces weight, size and cost

     • Enables demisting and decontamination

     • Benefits from emerging higher power density materials

BSST achieves this performance through the application of its proprietary thermodynamic cycle for thermoelectrics. The BSST cycle is made possible by the use of techniques developed through substantial R&D by BSST and covered by United States and international patents. Discussion of the BSST cycle and its underlying methodologies can be found in the Technical Papers section of this website.

PERFORMANCE COMPARED TO STANDARD THERMOELECTRICS

BSST's technology has a clear and very substantial performance advantage over today's standard thermoelectrics, based on the BSST cycle. However, significant R&D is underway with the objective of significantly advancing the capability of thermoelectric materials. While the results of these efforts have not yet emerged, current progress is seen as very promising. BSST's technology advances are highly compatible with the materials performance improvements expected. As a result, BSST's performance advantage over standard thermoelectrics will continue, and is likely to become greater as continuing material improvements are commercialized. This performance advantage trend is characterized in the graph below. This graph compares current and projected Coefficients of Performance of BSST versus standard thermoelectrics as the level of thermoelectric capability (ZT) of relevant materials improves. For a larger view of this graph, click here.

EXPANDED CAPABILITY LEADS TO ADDITIONAL APPLICATIONS

As projected advances in thermoelectric materials emerge in the commercial market, significant applications are likely to become enabled, or to have their performance, economics, and ability to be deployed greatly improved. When BSST's cycle is applied in conjunction with these advances, the range of applications enabled and advanced is even greater, as indicated below. For a larger view of this chart, click here.

OUTLOOK

Similarly to the way that electronics have replaced mechanical control sensing and display systems, there is now the prospect that solid-state thermoelectric systems will find favor over present mechanical cooling, heating and temperature control systems. BSST intends to be a leader in facilitating this transition through continued advancement of and intelligent deployment of its technology.