The 15.7V rating is the maximum voltage for the module, not it's recommended operating voltage. You don't want to get near it. To approach that voltage would require a very effective heat sink to dissipate all the heat being produced. It's also possible that heat is not the only issue and that voltage alone might damage the internal junctions of the device - I'm not sure.But how it supposed to go from 12V to 15.7V for the Peltier