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How PiggyPower Works

Stop wasting the heat you already have.

 

PiggyPower turns steady thermal energy into electricity and usable heat at the same time. Power your devices while the same loop feeds hot water, storage tanks, heat exchangers, or space heating.

Heat In. Power Out. Warmth Reused.

PiggyPower uses the Seebeck effect to convert a temperature difference into DC electrical power. A steady heat source warms one side of the cell while water carries heat away from the other side. That moving water is what keeps the system producing power, and it can also carry useful warmth into a tank, heat exchanger, or space heating setup.

Heat source applied to thermoelectric generator for heat-to-electric power generation

Add Thermal Energy

PiggyPower Cells sit on a steady heat source such as a stove, burner, wood stove, engine surface, or other hot surface. As long as heat is present, the cell has energy available to convert.

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Create a Temperature Difference

Water flows across the cooling side and carries heat away. This keeps one side cooler than the other, which maintains the temperature difference needed for continuous electrical output. That water exits warm and can be routed to a tank, radiator, or anywhere heat is needed.

Electrical power output generated by thermoelectric generator system

Generate Electricity

PiggyPower converts that temperature difference into DC power for small devices, charging, lighting, or battery systems. The same loop also delivers usable heat for hot water, storage, or space heating.

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Designed for Reliability, Not Conditions

When the power goes out or the furnace goes down, PiggyPower is built to do more than keep a phone alive. It can convert a temperature difference into usable DC power for lights, radios, charging, small devices, and battery systems while the same water loop carries useful warmth toward hot water storage, a heat exchanger, or an emergency space heating setup. That means the heat source is not just making electricity. It is helping you stay powered, warmer, and more prepared when normal systems fail.

What Makes PiggyPower Different

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Works 24/7 with Steady Heat

Solar needs sun. Wind needs wind. Batteries need recharging. PiggyPower only needs a steady heat source and water flowing. As long as those two things are present, it produces power day and night without waiting for conditions to improve.

2

No Engine, No Fuel Tank

There is no combustion engine, no fuel tank, and nothing that burns inside the unit. No oil, belts, spark plugs, filters, or mechanical service schedule. Keep heat and water flowing, and it keeps producing power.

3

Built to Run for Long Outages

Most backup power is built for short bursts, a few hours before something runs out or needs attention. PiggyPower is built to run as long as your heat source is steady. Keep the heat on, let the water flow, and it just keeps working.

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