Peltier Figure (IMAGE)

University of Illinois Grainger College of Engineering

Peltier Figure

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The researchers studied how electric current created heat flows in a lithium-ion battery cell. The heat flowed opposite to electric current, resulting in a higher temperature on the side where current entered the cell.

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The Grainger College of Engineering at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

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