Need to step up voltage from 1.2V to 5V in seebeck pelteir plate setup

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A project aims to create a USB fire charger using a Peltier plate to harness the Seebeck effect for charging devices. The Peltier plate currently produces only 1.2 volts, while USB devices require 5 volts for charging. A charge pump was considered for stepping up the voltage, but a Boost DC-DC converter is recommended as a more effective solution. Additionally, there is a suggestion to explore the possibility of adapting a solar panel voltage step-up method for use with the Peltier plate. The discussion emphasizes the need for a reliable voltage increase to meet USB charging requirements.
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My project is that I want to USB fire charger. Its a device that you place on or near fire that will use the Seebeck effect of a pelteir plate to charge a USB device.

So far I learned that i will only get 1.2 volts from a pelteir connected with a Schottky diode. USB ports need 5 V to charge any device.

I looked online on ways to step up voltage and the thing i found is a charge pump. Is the only way to step up voltages from 1.2 V to 5 V. I also found this link that steps up a solar panel voltage to 5 V, could the panel be swapped with a pelteir plate. (http://www.talkingelectronics.com/projects/SolarLight/PowerSupply5vSolar.html)

Thank you for your replies in advance.
 
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yigiter007 said:
My project is that I want to USB fire charger. Its a device that you place on or near fire that will use the Seebeck effect of a pelteir plate to charge a USB device.

So far I learned that i will only get 1.2 volts from a pelteir connected with a Schottky diode. USB ports need 5 V to charge any device.

I looked online on ways to step up voltage and the thing i found is a charge pump. Is the only way to step up voltages from 1.2 V to 5 V. I also found this link that steps up a solar panel voltage to 5 V, could the panel be swapped with a pelteir plate. (http://www.talkingelectronics.com/projects/SolarLight/PowerSupply5vSolar.html)

Thank you for your replies in advance.

Welcome to the PF.

Use a Boost DC-DC converter to step up your voltage:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boost_converter

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