Powering sea-ice instrumentation via the Seebeck Effect

• Published in: Cold Regions Science and Technology
• Main Authors: Jones, Bryn L., Jackon, Keith, James, Alistair, Meldrum, David, Rose, Michael C.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: Elsevier 2011
• Subjects: Electronics; Engineering and Technology; Seebeck; Sea ice
• Online Access: http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/15156/

This paper details the design of a novel thermoelectric energy harvesting device, capable of powering sea-ice instrumentation during the polar winter, when other sources of energy are either unavailable or unreliable. The current device employs no moving parts and exploits the Seebeck Effect and the...