Found a new way to turn heat into electricity
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Science provides plenty of ways of obtaining energy. Sometimes from these sources, which we have not even imagined.
For a long time humanity is able to transform one form of energy into another. For example, when burning coal to produce heat, which can heat our homes, and in the internal combustion engine of the vehicle hydrocarbon fuel in the gasoline is converted into energy that allows the car to go. and scientists are constantly looking for new ways of producing energy, about which we inform you on the website and in . Recently a team of experts presented a new way of turning heat into electricity. And he must say, very extravagant.
How to turn heat into electricity
According to the editorial publishing EurikAlert, which references a study published in the journal Science Advances, a group of scientists from Ohio state University have figured out how to capture heat and turn it into electricity. And you can use any heat source: heat from dissolving from industrial installations and to the exhaust of cars.
Thanks to our discovery, we could potentially use resources more effectively and get more electrical energy out of heat — said co-author Joseph Heremans, Professor of mechanics and aerospace engineering, who is also research in the field of nanotechnology at the University of Ohio. Still, no one thought that something like this is possible in principle.
At the heart of discovery is the phenomenon of electromagnetism (which is long enough). A simple example: when the other party remains cold and increasing its capacity. Because of the growth potential there is an excess of energy that can be converted into electricity. But there is one problem. Magnets when heated «lose magnetic force» demagnetized and therefore, roughly speaking, to generate electricity from heat a magnet you can use «only once».
Then come to the aid paramagnetic. Paramagnetic — are substances that are magnetized , but do not lose after cessation of exposure this is, roughly speaking, «magnetic force». And, importantly, the paramagnetic resistant to heat. But here is the problem: paramagnetic compared to conventional magnets «very weak» and until today it was believed that they are not able to produce energy.
We found that it is not so. We found a new method of creating thermoelectric semiconductors on the basis of paramagnetic materials. Traditional thermoelectric systems, which appeared about 20 years ago, too inefficient and gives very little energy.
By Combining paramagnetic with semiconductors, researchers have created an interesting device: one side can paramagnets, heating and cooling, to generate energy. On the other hand — semiconductor materials allow the use of the obtained energy. As stated by scientists, electricity can be store in normal batteries and immediately put on the power electronic devices and components.
Under the directional influence of the magnetic field paramagnetic materials become magnetic properties
The Researchers believe that their development can be useful namely for industrial production, where the loss of heat dissolving is quite high and on such a scale plant for the conversion of heat into electricity will show the greatest efficiency. For example, during the melting of steel waste heat can be used to power various units of the refinery, which will reduce final cost of production.
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