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MadHacker · 06-28-2003, 04:14 AM

I have an idea that I want to bounce off you guys.
Dynamic Peltier cooling.

In the figure below is a standard water cooling system with an extra heater core, pump,
and 2 water blocks with a peltier sandwiched between it. Either a 226watt or 2x 169watt I haven’t decided yet.

There is a temperature probe in the water reservoir and when the system is idle the water temperature
shouldn’t be much higher them ambient temperature. But when the CPU, GPU, North bridge under load,
the temperature in the reservoir would increase causing the Peltier and the Fans in the second heater
core to turn on. The “Device control” will control that. Exactly how I haven’t figured out yet but it can’t be all that hard

I have been reading about power usage of the peltier and having it on all the time would significantly increase the hydro bill.
This way the peltier would only be used when the system would run warm.

Think it would fly?

06-28-2003, 04:14 AM	#1
MadHacker Cooling Savant Join Date: May 2003 Location: Okotoks, A.B. Canada Posts: 726	Dynamic Peltier cooling. I have an idea that I want to bounce off you guys. Dynamic Peltier cooling. In the figure below is a standard water cooling system with an extra heater core, pump, and 2 water blocks with a peltier sandwiched between it. Either a 226watt or 2x 169watt I haven’t decided yet. There is a temperature probe in the water reservoir and when the system is idle the water temperature shouldn’t be much higher them ambient temperature. But when the CPU, GPU, North bridge under load, the temperature in the reservoir would increase causing the Peltier and the Fans in the second heater core to turn on. The “Device control” will control that. Exactly how I haven’t figured out yet but it can’t be all that hard I have been reading about power usage of the peltier and having it on all the time would significantly increase the hydro bill. This way the peltier would only be used when the system would run warm. Think it would fly? __________________ "Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds" - (Einstein)