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BSST’s core thermal management technology is thermoelectrics (TE). Thermoelectric technology moves heat from one location to another when direct current electricity flows through specific configurations of thermoelectric materials as thermoelectric devices. TE devices (TEDs) working in this way are functioning as solid-state heat pumps. A single thermoelectric device can heat or cool, with the action determined by the direction of current flow through the TED. Detailed information regarding thermoelectrics and TED’s can be found by accessing the resources in the Links section.

Thermoelectric technology has a number of advantages over other temperature control technologies in certain circumstances. These advantages include:

  • Ability to cool or heat by simply reversing the current flow


  • Solid-state, few or no moving parts


  • Rugged, highly reliable assemblies


  • Very effective for automatic temperature control


  • Quiet, small, lightweight


  • Environmentally safe
  
Thermoelectric Device (TED):
TE module with heat sinks attached		  

 

The primary limitation of thermoelectric technology has been its efficiency relative to other cooling and heating technologies. This limitation has restricted TE technology to a relatively small set of applications. However, in the last several years, emerging advances in TE materials, and BSST’s development of an advanced thermodynamic cycle, are leading to significant gains in TE efficiency. As a result, TE technology now offers an increasingly powerful option to solve many temperature control problems.

 
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