I have a TEC1-12710 Peltier cell which supposedly consumes 10 Amps but when I connected to the power supply (12-15 Vdc 15Amp 180 Watt) the cell only used 4-5 Amp and didn't give me good cooling
the Cold side with sink is 15 degree C, and the hot side with sink and fan is 45 C degree and the Ambient temperature is 24-25 degree C.
I am confused on why the cold sink is not freezing as I saw in some YouTube videos!
do I need to use a PS with more Amperage to get more cold?
The hot side is not bad since the temperature of Hot sink does not exceed 45 C degree, AM I right? or need to be less!
I am feeding 12Vdc for Peltier
Thanks for all and I hope you will be able to help me
Best Answer
You are getting a difference between the two sides of 30 C, which is pretty typical for peltiers.
You need to cool the hot side better.
You can also try limiting the current, because a bunch of that heat you are seeing is being generated by the peltier itself. You have to keep in mind how inefficient they are (they create several watts of heat for every watt they move).