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by chrido 2363 days ago
I've been experimenting with this idea too. The idea is to drive a fan, which blows on metal heatsink attached on the cool side of the TEC. The air stream further accelerates the fire, so this becomes a reinforcing circle. Directly wiring it is not enough, you need a battery to start, buffer, then you need a controllers, never had time for this

There is a company making beautiful camping stoves with TECs and fans: www.bioliteenergy.com