How to Use thermoelectric in a Sentence

thermoelectric

adjective
  • This could be used as a source by thermoelectric conversion devices.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 5 Feb. 2026
  • To be thermoelectric, a substance must let electrons flow through it while blocking the movement of heat.
    — Sophie Bushwick, Discover Magazine, 20 Sep. 2012
  • Hence, the constant growl and acrid whiff of diesel-burning thermoelectric plants and generators running night and day to keep the lights on.
    — Mac Margolis, NPR, 12 May 2024
  • Our guess is this will be achieved by either waste heat recovery or thermoelectric generation.
    — New Atlas, 23 Feb. 2026
  • Around it, at a radius of 30 mm, the researchers placed a ring of 10 thermoelectric modules.
    — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 14 Dec. 2025
  • There was also talk of an agreement involving three island thermoelectric plants.
    — Washington Post, 3 Oct. 2019
  • The thermoelectric Peltier effect system is easy to maintain, with no filter to clean.
    — Jessica MacDonald, Travel + Leisure, 13 Oct. 2023
  • But in all that time, thermoelectric phenomena had never been observed in an all-liquid system.
    — Katherine Bourzac, IEEE Spectrum, 10 June 2024
  • And thermoelectric generators and solar cells don’t work well if the wearable is worn under clothing.
    — Patrick Mercier, IEEE Spectrum, 18 June 2020
  • The island is relying on its own natural gas, solar power and oil to run thermoelectric plants, but that hasn't been enough to meet demand.
    — Matthew Lee, Arkansas Online, 22 Mar. 2026
  • The most recent blackout was blamed on a broken boiler at a thermoelectric plant that forced the shutdown of Cuba's power grid.
    — Arkansas Online, 14 Mar. 2026
  • The most recent blackout was blamed on a broken boiler at a thermoelectric plant that forced the shutdown of Cuba’s power grid.
    — ABC News, 14 Mar. 2026
  • It has even been used in space in the form of radioisotope thermoelectric generators, like those that powered the Voyager probes.
    — Preeti Nair, Space.com, 7 Dec. 2025
  • But her interest in the arts led her to a more imaginative way of using her thermoelectric technology.
    — Emma Reynolds, CNN, 25 Nov. 2019
  • But thermoelectric energy can only keep a fairly small space cool efficiently.
    — Cassidy Olsen, Good Housekeeping, 31 Mar. 2023
  • When the thermoelectric textiles were placed between a hot and a cold surface, the team could observe how the voltage increased on the measuring instrument.
    — Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 3 Sep. 2019
  • Another option would be to take this temperature difference to power a thermoelectric device (and here is how those work).
    — Rhett Allain, WIRED, 12 June 2018
  • Cooler Master’s thermoelectric hybrid coolert should be available in the third quarter.
    — Gordon Mah Ung, PCWorld, 5 June 2018
  • But the thermoelectric materials that convert thermal to electrical energy aren't very good at their job.
    — Sophie Bushwick, Discover Magazine, 20 Sep. 2012
  • Total also acquired 50 percent of two thermoelectric plants in the Bahia area and the right to use a regasification unit in the city.
    — Sabrina Valle, Bloomberg.com, 9 May 2017
  • The facility operates an oil pipeline that receives Cuban crude oil that powers thermoelectric plants.
    — Andrea RodrÍguez, ajc, 11 Aug. 2022
  • The future of thermoelectric power is promising, especially with this new discovery.
    — Kristen A. Schmitt, Smithsonian, 10 Apr. 2017
  • The thermoelectric Koolatron is an intriguing alternative to all the typical one-trick-pony coolers on the market.
    — Saryn Chorney, Travel + Leisure, 9 Feb. 2023
  • Engineers have been trying to capture this escaping waste heat and turn it back into electricity using thermoelectric devices.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 23 June 2026
  • Some of Cuba's thermoelectric plants have been operating for over 30 years and receive little maintenance because of the high cost.
    — ABC News, 5 Mar. 2026
  • Later, the blackout got worse because of breakdowns in old thermoelectric plants that haven’t been properly maintained, and the lack of fuel to operate some facilities.
    — Andrea Rodriguez and Milexsy Duran, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2024
  • This thermoelectric breakthrough aims to redefine what is possible for off-grid power and energy conservation.
    — Tyler Shepherd, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2024
  • This involved removing the standard cooler and thermal pad, replacing them with a copper plate and new thermal paste, and adding a stick-on, external thermoelectric cooler.
    — Jon Martindale, PC Magazine, 30 Mar. 2026
  • The thermoelectric plant has stopped at Zahrani power station, after the Deir Ammar plant stopped on Friday due to a fuel shortage.
    — Reuters, CNN, 9 Oct. 2021
  • This job is carried out by specialized semiconductors called thermoelectric materials that are fashioned into tiny devices the size of computer chips.
    — Robert F. Service, Science | AAAS, 11 Sep. 2020

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