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7608777 Thermoelectric power generator with intermediate loop  
A thermoelectric power generator is disclosed for use to generate electrical power from heat, typically waste heat. An intermediate heat transfer loop forms a part of the system to permit added...
7601909 Power generation method using thermoelectric element, thermoelectric element and fabrication method thereof, and thermoelectric device  
The invention provides a power generation method using a thermoelectric element, a thermoelectric element, and a thermoelectric device that excel in thermoelectric performance and are applicable to...
7573213 Motor driving method and device thereof  
The invention provides a motor driving device including a converter receiving and converting a non-electrical power source, such as light, heat, mechanical or chemical energy, to a first electrical...
7569763 Solid state energy converter  
A solid-state energy converter with a semiconductor or semiconductor-metal implementation is provided for conversion of thermal energy to electric energy, or electric energy to refrigeration. In...
7532937 Artificial inner ear and thermoelectric generator therefor  
An artificial inner ear includes a speech processor that operates based on electricity generated by a thermoelectric transducer module, in which numerous thermoelectric elements join between...
7531739 Build-in-place method of manufacturing thermoelectric modules  
A method of manufacturing a thermoelectric module is provided. The method includes mounting a thermoelectric material to a substrate such that a portion of the thermoelectric material covers a...
7498507 Device for solid state thermal transfer and power generation  
A solid state thermal transfer device includes first and second electrically conductive substrates that are positioned opposite from one another. The solid state thermal transfer device also...
7488888 Energy harvesting devices  
Energy harvesting devices are disclosed. An illustrative embodiment of the energy harvesting devices includes a fastening device, a first thermally-conductive element engaging the fastening device,...
7480984 Method of suppressing sublimation in advanced thermoelectric devices  
A method of applying a physical barrier to suppress thermal decomposition near a surface of a thermoelectric material including applying a continuous metal foil to a predetermined portion of the...
7467513 Exhaust emission control system  
An exhaust emission control system. A generator has a thermoelectric conversion element for achieving thermoelectric conversion by making use of heat of exhaust gas. An exhaust purifying catalyst...
7466376 Photovoltaic cell  
A photovoltaic cell has two electrodes and a hole injection layer. A liquid crystal material and a plurality of particles can be disposed between the electrodes.
7466240 Wireless sensing node powered by energy conversion from sensed system  
A sensing system for sensing conditions or characteristics associated with a process or thing. The sensing system includes one or more energy converters and a sensor, which are coupled to the...
7462217 Method of preparation for the high performance thermoelectric material indium-cobalt-antimony  
The present invention relates to a process for the preparation of thermoelectric compositions of the formula In x CO 4 Sb 12 (0<x<1), with a figure of merit greater than 1.0 and a...
7456543 Closely spaced electrodes with a uniform gap  
An improved design for maintaining separation between electrodes in tunneling, diode, thermionic, and other devices is disclosed. At least one electrode is made from flexible material. A magnetic...
7449628 Electric power generation method using thermoelectric power generation element, thermoelectric power generation element and method of producing the same, and thermoelectric power generation device  
The present invention provides an electric power generation method using a thermoelectric power generation element, a thermoelectric power generation element, and a thermoelectric power generation...
7446256 Thermoelectric conversion device, and cooling method and power generation method using the same  
A thermoelectric conversion device of the present invention includes a first electrode, a second electrode, and a layered oxide arranged between the first electrode and the second electrode. The...
7435896 Thermoelectric conversion material, thermoelectric conversion element using the material, cooling device and electric apparatus using the element, and electric power generation method and cooling method using the element  
With conventional thermoelectric conversion materials, their thermoelectric conversion performance has been insufficient, and a problem has been to achieve stable performance in an oxidizing...
7426910 Engine system having improved efficiency  
A propulsion system for a vehicle, comprising of an internal combustion engine, a thermoelectric device in thermal communication with the engine, and a control system for controlling the engine and...
7400050 Quantum well thermoelectric power source  
A quantum well thermoelectric module providing very high conversion of heat energy in to electrical energy. In prefered embodiments the module provides electric power for monitoring, measuring or...
7371960 Figure of merit in Ytterbium-Aluminum-Manganese intermetallic thermoelectric and method of preparation  
This invention provides novel thermoelectric compounds comprising: a) atomic percent Ytterbium b) between 50 and 74.999 atomic percent Aluminum c) between 0.001 and 25 atomic percent...
7365264 Thermoelectric converter and manufacturing method thereof  
A thermoelectric converting device includes a P type thermoelectric element, an N type thermoelectric element, the N type thermoelectric element connected with the P type thermoelectric element...
7355113 Thermoelectric conversion device and method of manufacturing the same  
A thermoelectric conversion device for securely fixing a junction of a thermocouple to a top plate while ensuring heat transfer between the junction and the top plate. The thermoelectric conversion...
7342169 Phonon-blocking, electron-transmitting low-dimensional structures  
A thermoelectric structure and device including at least first and second material systems having different lattice constants and interposed in contact with each other, and a physical interface at...
7326850 Method and devices for generating energy from photovoltaics and temperature differentials  
A method for generating power is provided. The method including: providing a heat source with an output of radiation in a predetermined spectrum; generating a first portion of the power from the...
7317265 Method and apparatus for power management  
A system in accordance with the invention includes a power converter for converting a thermally generated voltage where the power converter includes a low-voltage direct current to direct current...
7317159 Thermoelectric conversion element and method of manufacturing the same, and thermoelectric conversion device using the element  
The present invention provides a thermoelectric conversion element that has high efficiency even at reduced thickness. In this thermoelectric conversion element, striped p-type thermoelectric...
7312392 Thermoelectric conversion device, and cooling method and power generating method using the device  
The present invention provides a thermoelectric conversion device having high thermoelectric conversion performance. In this device, electrodes are arranged so that electric current flows in an...
7311044 Imaging device cooling system  
One embodiment of the present invention provides a cooling system in an imaging device having an element that generates heat. The cooling system comprises a thermoelectric generator and a cooling...
7309830 Nanostructured bulk thermoelectric material  
A thermoelectric material comprises two or more components, at least one of which is a thermoelectric material. The first component is nanostructured, for example as an electrically conducting...
7273981 Thermoelectric power generation systems  
Representative configurations for improved thermoelectric power generation systems to improve and increase thermal efficiency are disclosed.
7262360 Underwater power generation using underwater thermocline  
Underwater power generation for an underwater vessel is provided when the vessel transits through an underwater thermocline. At least a portion of the shell of the vessel is made from a thermally...
7260939 Thermal transfer device and system and method incorporating same  
A method of manufacturing a thermal transfer device including providing first and second thermally conductive substrates that are substantially atomically flat, providing a patterned electrical...
7253353 Thermoelectric augmented hybrid electric propulsion system  
A thermoelectric augmented hybrid electric propulsion system for a hybrid electric vehicle is disclosed. The system includes a combustion engine and an electric motor for rotating wheels of the...
7244887 Electrical cells, components and methods  
Preferred electrode devices ( 10 ) including a substrate ( 11 ) and cathode ( 13 ) and anode material ( 12 ) coated thereon in discreet locations are described. The cathode materials desirably...
7235735 Thermoelectric devices utilizing double-sided Peltier junctions and methods of making the devices  
A thermoelectric device and method of manufacturing the device, where thermoelectric elements of opposite conductivity type are located on respective opposing sides of a heat source member. Heat...
7220015 Indication systems and methods  
Thermal indication methods and systems. In one example, electrical power is generated based on a temperature of a thermal surface, and at least one indication is provided, based on the generated...
7195721 Quantum lilypads and amplifiers and methods of use  
A nanocomposite having enhanced energy conversion between thermal, electron, phonons, and photons energy states. The composition comprises a synergistic blend of nanoscale powders wherein the...
7178332 Exhaust heat recovery system  
In an exhaust heat recovery system, electric power generation efficiency of a thermoelectric conversion element can be improved, and warming-up of a catalyst can be completed early, without using a...
7119272 Gas specie electron-jump chemical energy converter  
An apparatus and method for extracting energy is provided. In one aspect the method includes using chemical reactions to generate vibrationally excited molecules, such as...
7109408 Solid state energy converter  
A solid-state energy converter with a semiconductor or semiconductor-metal implementation is provided for conversion of thermal energy to electric energy, or electric energy to refrigeration. In...
7098393 Thermoelectric device with multiple, nanometer scale, elements  
A thermoelectric device formed of nanowires on the nm scale. The nanowires are preferably of a size that causes quantum confinement effects within the wires. The wires are connected together into a...
7081686 Power supply device for notebook computers  
This invention relates to an innovative power supply device for notebook computers, more particularly to a power supply device that can be carried with a notebook computer when computer users are...
7081684 Converting heat generated by a component to electrical energy  
A system for utilizing waste heat to provide power to an electronic device in a data center. The system includes at least one data center component configured to generate heat energy during...
7067733 Thermoelectric material having crystal grains well oriented in certain direction and process for producing the same  
Thermoelectric material is produced through a process sequence including a liquid quenching, a primary solidification such as a hot pressing or extrusion and an upset forging; although the C-planes...
7067205 Thermoelectric transducing material, and method for producing the same  
A thermoelectric transducing material according to this invention includes a layered cobaltite based substance represented by the chemical formula A x CoO 2 , wherein A consists of an element or...
7034411 Application of low-temperature and solid-state pyroelectric energy converter  
An application of low-temperature and solid-state pyroelectric energy converter for converting heat produced from low-temperature operations into electric energy, which utilizes man-made waste heat...
7012554 Thermoelectric vehicle tracking device  
A tracking device for tracking a vehicle in which a radio transmitter is powered by heat energy of the exhaust system of an engine propelling the vehicle. A thermoelectric module is attached to a...
6986247 Thermoelectric catalytic power generator with preheat  
An automobile catalytic converter that utilizes the energy of the exothermic reactions that take place in the catalysis substrate to produce electrical energy with a thermoelectric generator. On...
6963147 Power converter and power unit  
Control means is provided, in which the whole of the phase difference of a power waveform of each phase is matched to a value dividing a cycle of the power waveform into n-equal portions, and at...
6958443 Low power thermoelectric generator  
Disclosed is a foil segment for a thermoelectric generator comprising a top plate disposed in spaced relation above a bottom plate. An array of the foil segments is perpendicularly disposed in...
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