ThermoElectric Air Conditioning Tests

Testing a thermoelectric air conditioning system. Will try some things, see if it is practical enough to install in the EV Saturn. 12 Peltier Chips Arranged: Arranging the chips different ways to get 12 on the available heat sink surface.Fiberglass Frame: Fiberglass Frame that will hold the Thermoelectric Machine and bolt to the EV First…

Working With Thermo Heatsink Compound

Thermal Paste heatsink compound should be removed and new put on when working with the Peltier module. The stuff is sticky. You can use acetone, isopropyl alcohol (rubbing alcohol) or ethanol alcohol (get denatured cause if not denatured you might take a swig when you get frustrated). I used rubbing alcohol and coffee filters. Coffee…

Beginning the ThermoElectric EV Air Conditioning

The Thermo-Electric Peltier Effect air conditioning project has begun. I removed the Saturn dash. This is the third time and probably not the last. The first 2 dash removals were to install the [[http://saturn.lynnautorepair.com/node/189|hot water heat system in 2008]]. The second time was to [[http://saturn.lynnautorepair.com/EV%20Hot%20Liquid%20Heater%20to%20a%20Ceramic%20Heater|change the heater to a ceramic style in 2009]]. Now the…

Electric Vehicle Air Conditioning Options

Background: A Peltier effect, thermoelectric device creates a temperature difference when a voltage is applied to it. The device is also thermodynamically reversible. When the poles are reversed the hot side becomes the cold side and vice-versa. Also these semiconductor devices have the Seebeck effect. Seebeck is the conversion of temperature differences directly into electricity…

Electric Hot Water (Liquid) Heater

The Liquid type heater I used verses a ceramic heater was an involved deal. I purchased the components from www.EVAmerica.com at a cost of $500. It was made by Classic Electrics http://www.classicelectrics.com . The components include the: heater box, pump, coolant reservoir, contactor, Anderson SB-50 disconnect, fuses, relays and some mounting hardware and hoses and…