Peltier effect

English

Etymology

Named after French physicist Jean C. A. Peltier (1785–1845), the discoverer of the effect.

Noun

Peltier effect (plural Peltier effects)

(physics) A thermoelectric effect which occurs when current is passed through a thermocouple causing one side of the Peltier to heat up and the other to cool down, used in computing as a cooling process.

Related terms

Peltier cooling

Translations

thermodynamic effect

Chinese:
Mandarin: 珀耳帖效應／珀耳帖效应 (Pò'ěrtiě xiàoyìng)
Finnish: Peltier’n ilmiö
German: Peltiereffekt m
Italian: effetto Peltier m
Japanese: ペルチェ効果 (peruche-kōka)

See also

Seebeck effect

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