Standard Peltier Elements
Continuous operating temperature max. 80 degrees Celsius
Connection cable length > 100 mm
Standard Peltier Elements from Peltron GmbH: Peltron offers a variety of Peltier elements for different applications and uses. In addition to high-temperature Peltier elements, cyclic operation Peltier elements (thermocyclers), and Peltier elements with a central bore, Peltron also supplies standard Peltier elements.
The applications of these different types of Peltier elements are diverse. Learn more about the Peltier effect.
Peltier elements are electrothermal converters based on the Peltier effect. They create a temperature difference when an electric current passes through them, or conversely, generate an electric current when exposed to a temperature difference (Seebeck effect). This allows Peltier elements to be used both for cooling and heating.
A common abbreviation for Peltier elements and coolers is TEC, which stands for “thermoelectric cooler.”
The Peltier effect, used in these elements, is the reverse of the Seebeck effect: an electric current causes heat transfer, whereas the Seebeck effect involves the generation of a thermoelectric voltage due to a temperature difference, which results in current flow and, to a lesser extent, heat transfer. Both effects occur simultaneously in a current-carrying thermocouple. However, the Peltier effect is difficult to observe in metallic thermocouples. The Peltier effect was discovered by Jean Peltier in 1834, thirteen years after Thomas Seebeck discovered the Seebeck effect.