Generating energy by your own body heat

Photo: Xin Song, Ole Bjørn Kalsen

Testing energy generated by your skin simply by attaching a thermoelectric module to your skin. Electrical potential is generated by the temperature difference between the exposed skin (30.5 oC in the left picture) and free face of the module (29 oC in the right picture). The voltage across the module is approximately 62 mV with 1 degree difference. The minus sign on voltmeter indicates the direction of heat flow versus charge carrier flow.

Published June 9, 2017 2:26 PM - Last modified Mar. 10, 2023 9:41 AM