This article provides thermoelectric cooler (TEC) concepts that are necessary to understand before designing a higher power TEC. It explains key Peltier characteristics that limit their cooling ...

Institute of New Energy Technology, College of Physics & Optoelectronic Engineering, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China ...

The hotter the ambient temperature, the worse the performance. This is why most thermoelectric cooler manufacturers don't provide a maximum cooling temperature—the ambient temperature defines it.