No there is no way around this issue. Thermal electric generators work by using the temperature differential between the two sides. If there is no sustained temperature differential there is no sustained electrical output. It's the same concept of a battery. If there is no voltage differential between the + and - connections there is no available power to use.Is there any way around this issue. Since my power output from the 3108 is constently flucutating, is there some other type of regulator I could use in order to sustain just 400mV or at best 1V?
What I really want to accomplish is taking a TEG and regulate its voltage, thats what my project has basically turned into. Because If i can obtain a constant output I can harvest that energy or hopefully raise the current using ohms law. Because as of right now ohms law cant come into play beause I dont have a constant power output.
by Aaron Carman
by Jake Hertz
by Aaron Carman