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Unread 06-30-2003, 10:14 AM   #7
]JR[
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Imax vs. Vmax is very linear, so using y=mx + c with c = 0, since @ 0V it draws 0A, therefore knowing that tecs are 60% efficent you can work out the Q or pumped heat simply.

my website has a little script that estimates Q from imax vmax and operating voltage.
Looks like @ 12v you end up with ~40watts of cooling power, dont forget that its a quadratic loss since i-v are linearly related. Itll draw ~ 5.3amps.

Edit: i just noticed someone used the kryotherm simulator in the other thread, pretty close to my estimates

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