My project revolves around a tool I will be making called ThermoPower. This tool has 3 parts at the given moment it tries accomplishing one goal: generate power. It does this by using a thermoelectric generator (TEG), radiator, and crypto mining device. This tool is more of an accessory than its own device. It is meant to transfer the heat from a cryptocurrency mining device using TEG and on the other side we will be using a radiator to cool the other side of the TEG. With these two different heats it will create electricity using the Seeback effect to then a device can be powered.
This project is meant for crypto mining users, as this tool is meant to be used on those devices. I will also suggest this device to crypto mining companies and database centers. The reasoning behind this is because the principle can work on devices that generate a lot of heat. I know that these two devices and companies spend a lot of money to try to cool them off when you can be harnessing this power.
Innovation Claim
My claim is creating a tool that can be applied to crypto mining devices to use the heat that comes off these machines to create electricity. With the electricity given I will be able to power smaller devices such as a small crypto mining device.
Early Stage Designs
In the beginning of the project I started to come up with a design to fit all the parts and start thinking about where I will start putting all the pieces.
Early Prototype Phase
Version 0.5 Phase
After SIP311 I have continue to update and work on a prototype that can be seen at the SIP Showcase. The pictures below show how the new updated version looks like.
Version 1.0 Phase
In SIP405, after the first meeting with my SME's I continue to work on my Minimal Viable Prototype (MVP) and below is the finalizing the design for testing. The pictures below show how the new updated version looks like.
My MVP
