| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 136211000 | Plural hot or cold junction arranged in a single line | 12 |
| 20100319748 | THERMOPILE WIRE, WINDING SUPPORT, AND METHOD AND MACHINE FOR THE PRODUCTION OF A THERMOELECTRIC GENERATOR - The invention relates to a thermopile wire ( | 12-23-2010 |
| 20110132422 | THERMOELECTRIC GENERATOR, THERMOELECTRIC GENERATION METHOD, ELECTRICAL SIGNAL DETECTING DEVICE, AND ELECTRICAL SIGNAL DETECTING METHOD - A thermoelectric generation method using a thermoelectric generator includes: placing a thermoelectric generator in a temperature-changing atmosphere; drawing to outside a current that is generated due to a temperature difference between first and second support members when the temperature of the second support member is higher than that of the first support member, and that flows from a second thermoelectric conversion member to a first thermoelectric conversion member, using first and second output sections as a positive terminal and a negative terminal, respectively; and drawing to outside a current that is generated due to a temperature difference between the first and second support members when the temperature of the first support member is higher than that of the second support member, and that flows from a fourth thermoelectric conversion member to a third thermoelectric conversion member, using third and fourth output sections as a positive terminal and a negative terminal, respectively. | 06-09-2011 |
| 20110197942 | THIN-FILM THERMO-ELECTRIC GENERATOR AND FABRICATION METHOD THEREOF - For the thin-film thermo-electric generator and fabrication method of this invention, a P-type thermo-electric thin-film layer, an insulating thin-film layer and a N-type thermo-electric thin-film layer is deposited on a substrate to form a three-layer PN junction, multiple three-layer PN junctions in series are available, an insulating thin-film layer is provided between every to serial three-layer PN junctions, and electrodes are extracted from the substrate and the outermost thin-film layer of the last three-layer thin-film PN junctions. The present invention applies the deposition of P-type thermo-electric thin-film layer, an insulating thin-film layer and a N-type thereto-electric thin-film layer to form a three-layer PN junction, thus a thermo-electric generator is formed, during the deposition of the insulating thin-film layer, intentionally sheltering the substrate and one end of the deposited thin-film layer and depositing the P-type or N-type materials on the substrate and one end of the deposited thin-film layer directly, to form a connection of PN junction or a serial connection between two PN junction, the separate connection of the P-type or N-type materials is not required, simplifying the fabrication processes of the thin-film thermo-electric generator, owning to the function of the thin-film thermo-electric materials and serial connection structure of multiple three-layer PN junctions, the performance of the thin-film thermo-electric generator is greatly improved. | 08-18-2011 |
| 20130276853 | THERMOELECTRIC MODULE FOR A THERMOELECTRIC GENERATOR OF A VEHICLE AND VEHICLE HAVING THERMOELECTRIC MODULES - A thermoelectric module includes an inner circumferential surface, an axis and an outer circumferential surface. A plurality of semiconductor elements is disposed with thermoelectric material in the direction of the axis and between the inner circumferential surface and the outer circumferential surface and are electrically interconnected in an alternating manner. At least one part of the semiconductor elements has at least one inner frame part or an outer frame part. At least some of the inner frame parts form an interrupted inner circumferential surface or outer frame parts form an interrupted outer circumferential surface. | 10-24-2013 |
| 20140144478 | THERMOELECTRIC CONVERSION DEVICE AND SELECTIVE ABSORBER FILM - A thermoelectric conversion device and a selective absorber film are provided. The thermoelectric conversion device includes at least one first selective absorber film, a cold terminal substrate, at least one first thermoelectric element pair, a first conductive substrate and a second conductive substrate. The first selective absorber film non-contactly absorbs a preset limited wavelength band of heat radiation. The first thermoelectric element pair is disposed between the first selective absorber film and the cold terminal substrate, and includes a first N-type thermoelectric element and a first P-type thermoelectric element. The first conductive substrate is disposed between the cold terminal substrate and the first N-type thermoelectric element. The second conductive substrate is disposed between the cold terminal substrate and the first P-type thermoelectric element. The first thermoelectric element pair generates current to perform power generation in response to temperature difference between the first selective absorber film and the cold terminal substrate. | 05-29-2014 |
| 20140182648 | ACCUMULATED TYPE THERMOELECTRIC GENERATOR FOR VEHICLE - An accumulated type thermoelectric generator that includes an assembly of a plurality of unit modules in which a first thermoelectric element and a second thermoelectric element are installed, is mounted between an exhaust gas inlet pipe and an exhaust gas outlet pipe. A coolant inlet is formed within an upper portion of an outermost unit module in a direction of the exhaust gas outlet pipe, and a coolant outlet is formed within a lower portion of an outermost unit module in a direction of the exhaust gas inlet pipe. A pair of exhaust gas flow paths through which exhaust gas flowing into the exhaust gas inlet pipe flows may be formed on left and right sides of the unit module, and a pair of coolant flow paths through which coolant flowing into the coolant inlet flows is formed within upper and lower sides of the unit module. | 07-03-2014 |
| 20140182649 | ACCUMULATED TYPE THERMOELECTRIC GENERATOR FOR VEHICLE - In one embodiment, a thermoelectric generator for a vehicle is provided. In particular, a thermoelectric generator is provided that includes a thermoelectric generating unit which is mounted between an exhaust gas inlet pipe through which an exhaust gas flows within and an exhaust gas outlet pipe through which the exhaust gas is discharged. The thermoelectric generating unit also includes a coolant inlet formed on one side thereof and a coolant outlet formed on the other side. More specifically, the thermoelectric generator is formed by assembling a plurality of unit modules which each have thermoelectric elements. | 07-03-2014 |
| 20140360549 | Thermoelectric Module and Method of Making Same - Thermoelectric modules and methods of making thermoelectric modules that include a plurality of row couples each comprising interconnected pairs of n-type and p-type thermoelectric material legs between a first bonding area and a second bonding area, a first connector bonded to each of the first bonding areas of the plurality of row couples, and a second connector bonded to each of the second bonding areas of the plurality of row couples, wherein the first and second connectors provide mechanical support for and electrical connection between the plurality of row couples. The first and second connectors may be connector members having a patterned conductive surface to define a circuit configuration for the module. | 12-11-2014 |
| 20140366926 | Futuristic hybrid thermoelectric devices and designs and methods of using same - This patent incorporates several new hybrid thermoelectric element and thermoelectric device designs that utilize additional electronic materials to enhance the flow of charges in the thermoelectric elements without changing thermoelectric nature of the thermoelectric material used. The thermoelectric device efficiency is thereby increased and cost and size are lowered. Thermoelectric conversion devices using the new design criteria have demonstrated comparative higher performance than current commercially available standard design thermoelectric conversion devices. | 12-18-2014 |
| 20150034139 | THERMOELECTRIC GENERATOR - A thermoelectric generator including a plurality of thermoelectric elements placed on substrates, wherein a thermal conductivity of each substrate is defined as: | 02-05-2015 |
| 20150144172 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATING ELECTRICITY BY THERMALLY CYCLING AN ELECTRICALLY POLARIZABLE MATERIAL USING HEAT FROM CONDENSERS - A method for converting heat to electric energy is described which involves thermally cycling an electrically polarizable material sandwiched between electrodes. The material is heated by extracting thermal energy from a gas to condense the gas into a liquid and transferring the thermal energy to the electrically polarizable material. An apparatus is also described which includes an electrically polarizable material sandwiched between electrodes and a heat exchanger for heating the material in thermal communication with a heat source, wherein the heat source is a condenser. An apparatus is also described which comprises a chamber, one or more conduits inside the chamber for conveying a cooling fluid and an electrically polarizable material sandwiched between electrodes on an outer surface of the conduit. A gas introduced into the chamber condenses on the conduits and thermal energy is thereby transferred from the gas to the electrically polarizable material. | 05-28-2015 |
| 20150325768 | THERMOELECTRIC GENERATOR AND PRODUCTION METHOD FOR THE SAME - The thermoelectric generator disclosed herein includes: a first and second electrode opposing each other; and a stacked body having a first and second principal face and a first and second end face, the first and second end face being located between the first and second principal face, and the first and second electrode being respectively electrically connected to the first and second end face. The stacked body is structured so that a plurality of first layers of a first material having a relatively low Seebeck coefficient and a relatively high thermal conductivity and a plurality of second layers of a second material having a relatively high Seebeck coefficient and a relatively low thermal conductivity are alternately stacked. The stacked body includes a carbon containing layer in at least one of the first and second principal face. | 11-12-2015 |
