Thermoelectric generators rely on temperature differences to produce electricity. They have a hot and cold side, and when heat is transferred from one side to the other, electrical power is generated.

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For instance, the generator output was estimated to be 56 W when deployed in a car. However, a helicopter exhaust could generate 146 W of energy, the equivalent of 12 lithium-ion batteries.

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In simulations mimicking high-speed environments, the waste-heat system demonstrated great versatility; their system produced up to 56 W for car-like exhaust speeds and 146 W for helicopter-like ...

If 75% of this heat goes to the exhaust, then we have a ‘heat stream’ of 36 kW compared to atmospheric conditions, so the conversion to (lets be generous) 56W equates to 0.16% of the exhaust heat.

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