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6951456 |
Microcombustor and combustion-based thermoelectric microgenerator
A generally toroidal counterflow heat exchanger is the main element of a combustor that operates at a micro scale. The combustor includes a central combustion region with openings to a reactant gas...
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6914343 |
Thermoelectric power from environmental temperature cycles
An electric generator system for producing electric power from the environmental temperature changes such as occur during a normal summer day on Earth or Mars. In a preferred embodiment a...
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6894215 |
Thermoelectric module
A thermoelectric module with a simple structure with less breakage by thermal stress is provided. For this purpose, the thermoelectric module includes p-type and n-type thermoelectric elements (...
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6130377 |
Thermoelectric battery and power plant using the same
A thermoelectric battery is disclosed which uses pipes connected in series made from two different metallic materials. The pipes are connected in an alternating manner and exposed to sunlight to...
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5928436 |
Means for controlling thermal properties of AMTEC cells
The present invention provides an AMTEC cell having a more robust power conductance path (conduction, radiation, convection, and latent heat transfer) from the heat input surface of the cell to the...
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5726380 |
Thermo-electric power generation using porous metal blocks having a plurality of thermocouples connected in series
A thermo-electric power generating element has the structure that two kinds of metal sheets, or foils, which form a thermocouple combination are laminated together and alternately connected at one...
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5563368 |
Thermoelectric power generating device
A thermoelectric conversion member formed by a thermoelectric conversion element has a split ring shaped transverse cross section. Electrodes are disposed on ring ends of the thermoelectric...
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5450869 |
Heater mechanism including a light compact thermoelectric converter
A heater mechanism incorporating a thermoelectric converter for use with a self-powered, solid, liquid or gaseous fueled, heater. During operation of the heater mechanism the thermoelectric...
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5228923 |
Cylindrical thermoelectric cells
A thermoelectric device has a cylindrical structure with a hollow central annulus member in which a fluid is pumped so that the heated fluid is pumped from the center of the structure and...
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4734139 |
Thermoelectric generator
A thermoelectric generator module which is formed with a hot side heat exchanger having extruded fins on one surface and in contact with a series of individual thermoelectric semiconductor modules...
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4639542 |
Modular thermoelectric conversion system
A thermoelectric conversion system including a burner assembly and a number of thermoelectric conversion modules for converting thermal energy resulting from the operation of the burner assembly...
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4463214 |
Thermoelectric generator apparatus and operation method
A method of operating a thermoelectric generator includes: cyclically producing increasing then decreasing temperature differences in the thermoelectric material of the generator; and generating a...
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4420940 |
Thermo-electric installations
A thermo-electric installation comprising a first network of hot tubes extending between two ends disposed in parallel relation and in which flows a hot fluid, a second network of cold tubes,...
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4284838 |
Thermoelectric converter and method
The invention comprises the conversion of thermal power into electrical energy. Two dissimilar metals, such as aluminum and brass, are separated by a heat conductive and electrical conductive...
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4275259 |
Thermal converter
A thermal converter is constructed with thermoelectric element composed of a honeycomb structural body having a large number of parallel channels extending therethrough and separated by thin walls,...
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4218266 |
Liquid hydrocarbon-fueled thermo-electric generator with counter-flow type regenerative heat exchanger
An air-to-air heat exchanger, comprising an array of stainless steel tubi arranged in a three-fold pass, is connected to the outlet of the combustion chamber of a liquid hydrocarbon-fueled,...
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3881962 |
Thermoelectric generator including catalytic burner and cylindrical jacket containing heat exchange fluid
A generator of the thermoelectric type isolates the fuel combustion area thereof from a series of thermoelectric elements or modules and makes use of a two-phase vapor heat transfer in which there...
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3691408 |
METHOD AND MEANS FOR THERMOELECTRIC GENERATION OF ELECTRICAL ENERGY
A system is disclosed in which gas produced from a hydrocarbon reservoir is directed through a vortex tube to separate hot and cold fractions therefrom. The fractions are passed across heat...
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3150656 |
Heater
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3093567 |
Nuclear device for generating electric power
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2949014 |
Thermoelectric air conditioning apparatus
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2928279 |
Stagnation air temperature measuring device
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2881594 |
Electrical refrigerating device
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