BrikoX@lemmy.zipM to Technology@lemmy.zipEnglish · 5 days agoNew technology could make fridges cheaper and more eco-friendlywww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square5fedilinkarrow-up133arrow-down12file-text
arrow-up131arrow-down1external-linkNew technology could make fridges cheaper and more eco-friendlywww.theguardian.comBrikoX@lemmy.zipM to Technology@lemmy.zipEnglish · 5 days agomessage-square5fedilinkfile-text
Using thermogalvanic technology as cooling mechanism may significantly reduce power usage, research says
minus-squaredeegeese@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·5 days agoThe article is talking about out using them basically in reverse to suck the heat out for ‘free’. Still no numbers on whole system efficiency and it’ll be hard to beat heat pumps that have 150 years of optimization.
minus-squareCameronDevlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·5 days agoThe numbers I quoted are the wrong direction, but its hard to imagine the reverse being multiple orders of magnitude more efficient, I think that would violate laws of thermodynamics? This is not my area of expertise though.
The article is talking about out using them basically in reverse to suck the heat out for ‘free’.
Still no numbers on whole system efficiency and it’ll be hard to beat heat pumps that have 150 years of optimization.
The numbers I quoted are the wrong direction, but its hard to imagine the reverse being multiple orders of magnitude more efficient, I think that would violate laws of thermodynamics? This is not my area of expertise though.