Here's an interesting thing:
http://www.macworld.co.uk/news/index.cfm?RSS&newsID=16535
In theory, this could pipe off some of that excess CPU heat and turn it into power, thus extending your battery life.
-z-
On 2006-11-21 17:15:01 +0000, zoara me17@redacted.invalid said:
Here's an interesting thing:
http://www.macworld.co.uk/news/index.cfm?RSS&newsID=16535
In theory, this could pipe off some of that excess CPU heat and turn it into power, thus extending your battery life.
Is it like a turbo charger?
Cheers,
Chris
On Tue, 21 Nov 2006 17:15:01 +0000, zoara me17@redacted.invalid wrote:
Here's an interesting thing:
http://www.macworld.co.uk/news/index.cfm?RSS&newsID=16535
In theory, this could pipe off some of that excess CPU heat and turn it into power, thus extending your battery life.
From what I've read on the link I'm not sure how their product differs from the PeltierñSeebeck effect units?
I'd like to think there was a semiconductor that converts heat directly into electrical energy then we can close down all the power stations and reduce the global temperature at the same time! ;-)
All the best ..
T i m
So are they going to use the excess heat from the processor to power it to make more heat to get more power making more heat getting... you get the idea
I wonder how long the MacBook and MacBook Pro could run with that installed, my bets on weeks... if not months
SimonL
On Nov 21, 6:48 pm, T i m n...@redacted.invalid wrote:
On Tue, 21 Nov 2006 17:15:01 +0000, zoara m...@redacted.invalid wrote:
Here's an interesting thing:
http://www.macworld.co.uk/news/index.cfm?RSS&newsID=16535
In theory, this could pipe off some of that excess CPU heat and turn it into power, thus extending your battery life.From what I've read on the link I'm not sure how their product differs from the Peltier-Seebeck effect units?
I'd like to think there was a semiconductor that converts heat directly into electrical energy then we can close down all the power stations and reduce the global temperature at the same time! ;-)
All the best ..
T i m
On 21 Nov 2006 12:11:22 -0800, "SimonL" simonlenton@redacted.invalid wrote:
I'd like to think there was a semiconductor that converts heat directly into electrical energy then we can close down all the power stations and reduce the global temperature at the same time! ;-)
So are they going to use the excess heat from the processor to power it to make more heat to get more power making more heat getting... you get the idea
Hey, we could give it a snazzy name like 'Perpetual motion' !
I wonder how long the MacBook and MacBook Pro could run with that installed, my bets on weeks... if not months
Ah, if it was for Macs it would have to be called iMotion or summat? ;-)
All the best ..
T i m
In article 1164139882.396549.74350@redacted.invalid, "SimonL" simonlenton@redacted.invalid wrote:
So are they going to use the excess heat from the processor to power it to make more heat to get more power making more heat getting... you get the idea
The laws of thermodynamics called, and they want their energy back.
Andrew
Andrew Collier spambucket@redacted.invalid wrote:
The laws of thermodynamics called, and they want their energy back.
You can't win You can't break even. And you can't get out of the game.
Chris Ridd chrisridd@redacted.invalid wrote:
On 2006-11-21 17:15:01 +0000, zoara me17@redacted.invalid said:
Here's an interesting thing:
http://www.macworld.co.uk/news/index.cfm?RSS&newsID=16535
In theory, this could pipe off some of that excess CPU heat and turn it into power, thus extending your battery life.
Is it like a turbo charger?
Only faster.
-z-
Andrew Collier spambucket@redacted.invalid wrote:
In article 1164139882.396549.74350@redacted.invalid, "SimonL" simonlenton@redacted.invalid wrote:
So are they going to use the excess heat from the processor to power it to make more heat to get more power making more heat getting... you get the idea
The laws of thermodynamics called, and they want their energy back.
Well, okay, I should have guessed that the thread would go this way. :)
In all seriousness though, it does seem interesting; plenty of energy from the battery is being wasted as heat by-product. If you could tap some of that energy and turn it into electricity, then you could power the laptop with less drain on the battery, and so extend battery life.
I doubt it will be very efficient, but it should be more efficient (and comfortable) than the current leg-heater arrangement... It's just a question of whether it's economically viable and worthwhile; if it adds an extra hour to battery life and reduces leg-heating by a third, it would surely be welcome?
-z-
zoara me17@redacted.invalid wrote:
In all seriousness though, it does seem interesting; plenty of energy from the battery is being wasted as heat by-product. If you could tap some of that energy and turn it into electricity, then you could power the laptop with less drain on the battery, and so extend battery life.
It would be more than interesting, but they're not doing their credibility any favours with a website like this:
http://www.eneco.com/
Signed: Skeptical from East Anglia
On 2006-11-21 18:03:10 +0000, Chris Ridd chrisridd@redacted.invalid said:
On 2006-11-21 17:15:01 +0000, zoara me17@redacted.invalid said:
Here's an interesting thing:
http://www.macworld.co.uk/news/index.cfm?RSS&newsID=16535
In theory, this could pipe off some of that excess CPU heat and turn it into power, thus extending your battery life.
Is it like a turbo charger?
Refresh fish?
kt.
On 2006-11-22 07:48:00 +0000, Caol MacThÚmais caol.macthomais@redacted.invalid said:
On 2006-11-21 18:03:10 +0000, Chris Ridd chrisridd@redacted.invalid said:
On 2006-11-21 17:15:01 +0000, zoara me17@redacted.invalid said:
Here's an interesting thing:
http://www.macworld.co.uk/news/index.cfm?RSS&newsID=16535
In theory, this could pipe off some of that excess CPU heat and turn it into power, thus extending your battery life.
Is it like a turbo charger?
Refresh fish?
Cod, what a bad pun. BTW what's with the name change, Kyle?
Cheers,
Chris
Tom Warner tom@redacted.invalid wrote:
It would be more than interesting, but they're not doing their credibility any favours with a website like this:
http://www.eneco.com/
Quoting George Bush on the first page is... Dodgy.
On 22/11/06 8:08 am, Chris Ridd wrote:
Cod, what a bad pun. BTW what's with the name change, Kyle?
He's just having a bit of a paddy.
On Wed, 22 Nov 2006 01:13:49 +0000, Tom Warner wrote:
zoara me17@redacted.invalid wrote:
In all seriousness though, it does seem interesting; plenty of energy from the battery is being wasted as heat by-product. If you could tap some of that energy and turn it into electricity, then you could power the laptop with less drain on the battery, and so extend battery life.
It would be more than interesting, but they're not doing their credibility any favours with a website like this:
http://www.eneco.com/
Christ, it looks like a spam site.
-z-