How to Use thermoelectric in a Sentence

thermoelectric

adjective
  • To be thermoelectric, a substance must let electrons flow through it while blocking the movement of heat.
    Sophie Bushwick, Discover Magazine, 20 Sep. 2012
  • Total also acquired 50 percent of two thermoelectric plants in the Bahia area and the right to use a regasification unit in the city.
    Sabrina Valle, Bloomberg.com, 9 May 2017
  • The thermoelectric plant has stopped at Zahrani power station, after the Deir Ammar plant stopped on Friday due to a fuel shortage.
    Reuters, CNN, 9 Oct. 2021
  • The thermoelectric Peltier effect system is easy to maintain, with no filter to clean.
    Jessica MacDonald, Travel + Leisure, 13 Oct. 2023
  • From float trips on the river to setting up camp on the beach, the super portable, thermoelectric BioLite stove, which weighs just 33 oz., can handle it all.
    J.d. Simkins, Sunset Magazine, 3 June 2022
  • HP’s new Omen Mineframe Headset is the first to feature active earcup cooling by using thermoelectric magnets to cool your ears.
    Tom Warren, The Verge, 23 Aug. 2018
  • BioLite From float trips on the river to setting up camp on the beach, the super portable, thermoelectric BioLite stove, which weighs just 33 oz., can handle it all.
    Krista Simmons, Sunset Magazine, 1 Sep. 2022
  • Using solar power also will help avoid the use of up to 590.9 million gallons of water by thermoelectric power plants.
    Carrie Napoleon, Post-Tribune, 5 July 2017
  • His solution: equipping his 50-pound camera system with a thermoelectric cooling system, a carbon fiber frame and LED lights, which give off less heat than standard lights.
    Jennifer Nalewicki, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Jan. 2021
  • But her interest in the arts led her to a more imaginative way of using her thermoelectric technology.
    Emma Reynolds, CNN, 25 Nov. 2019
  • The thermoelectric Koolatron is an intriguing alternative to all the typical one-trick-pony coolers on the market.
    Saryn Chorney, Travel + Leisure, 9 Feb. 2023
  • Researchers have now made a thermoelectric generator (TEG) that is soft and stretchy and that biodegrades completely when exposed to the environment.
    IEEE Spectrum, 18 Feb. 2023
  • There was also talk of an agreement involving three island thermoelectric plants.
    Washington Post, 3 Oct. 2019
  • Another option would be to take this temperature difference to power a thermoelectric device (and here is how those work).
    Rhett Allain, WIRED, 12 June 2018
  • Cooler Master’s thermoelectric hybrid coolert should be available in the third quarter.
    Gordon Mah Ung, PCWorld, 5 June 2018
  • At their destination, a thermoelectric plant, a crane hoisted the drugs to the roof to incinerate them in an industrial furnace that Cuban officials say burns at over 1,700 degrees Celsius.
    Patrick Oppmann, CNN, 9 Dec. 2020
  • But the thermoelectric materials that convert thermal to electrical energy aren't very good at their job.
    Sophie Bushwick, Discover Magazine, 20 Sep. 2012
  • The facility operates an oil pipeline that receives Cuban crude oil that powers thermoelectric plants.
    Andrea RodrÍguez, ajc, 11 Aug. 2022
  • Goodyear is looking to use thermoelectric materials (like bismuth telluride and tin selenide), to generate electricity from the difference between the hottest and coolest parts of the rubber.
    Alex Davies, WIRED, 12 Mar. 2015
  • Over the past 2 decades, researchers have produced thermoelectric materials with increasing ZTs.
    Robert F. Service, Science | AAAS, 2 Aug. 2021
  • There are both condenser and thermoelectric wine fridges available today — the former are typically larger and more powerful, while the latter are more compact and energy-efficient.
    Camryn Rabideau, Peoplemag, 5 Dec. 2022
  • The future of thermoelectric power is promising, especially with this new discovery.
    Kristen A. Schmitt, Smithsonian, 10 Apr. 2017
  • The future of thermoelectric power is promising, especially with this new discovery.
    Kristen A. Schmitt, Smithsonian, 10 Apr. 2017
  • By combining the liquid solar energy storage solution with a thermoelectric generator, the researchers were able to re-harness the power.
    Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 15 Apr. 2022
  • But thermoelectric energy can only keep a fairly small space cool efficiently.
    Cassidy Olsen, Good Housekeeping, 31 Mar. 2023
  • The wearable, which is called a thermoelectric generator (TEG), directly turns your body’s heat into electrical energy.
    Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 23 Feb. 2021
  • This job is carried out by specialized semiconductors called thermoelectric materials that are fashioned into tiny devices the size of computer chips.
    Robert F. Service, Science | AAAS, 11 Sep. 2020
  • Its success at doing so reflects its efficiency as a thermoelectric material, and is represented by a value called ZT.
    Sophie Bushwick, Discover Magazine, 20 Sep. 2012
  • This wine fridge uses thermoelectric cooling technology to maintain your set temperature, and its airtight door seal helps to prevent fluctuations.
    Camryn Rabideau, Peoplemag, 5 Dec. 2022
  • In addition, she was recognized for bringing her knowledge of electronic and molecular physics to bear on the development of better thermoelectric materials.
    The Washington Post, The Mercury News, 22 Feb. 2017

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