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Unread 03-30-2001, 01:58 AM   #17
hielko
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Not exactly. The formulas you use are correct, but a 156Watt peltier doesn't use 156 Watt. That's the maxium amout of heat it can transfer at dT = 0. Besides that, the amout of energie needed at a lower voltage is lower so you can't use the number the way you do.

You can say Imax * V = Watt
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