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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...
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...
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...
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...
7100369 Thermoelectric generating device  
A thermoelectric generating device has a thermoelectric element which utilizes an exhaust gas from an engine as a high temperature heat source and an engine coolant as a low temperature heat source...
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...
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...
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 (...
6872879 Thermoelectric generator  
A thermoelectric generator comprising a plurality of semi-conductor elements of type n an type p alternatingly disposed and connected at the ends thereof to form a plurality of thermocouples on two...
6855880 Modular thermoelectric couple and stack  
A thermoelectric semiconductor module ( 10 ) includes a plurality of semiconductor pellets ( 14, 18 ) having Peltier characteristics are mechanically interconnected and arranged in an electrical...
6759586 Thermoelectric module and heat exchanger  
Disclosed is a thermoelectric module, comprising a plurality of p-type thermoelectric elements each comprising a p-type semiconductor having a skutterdite crystal structure, a plurality of n-type...
6700052 Flexible thermoelectric circuit  
A flexible thermoelectric circuit is disclosed. Thermoelectric circuits have traditionally been of the rigid or substantially rigid form. Several different embodiments of thermoelectric circuits...
6599011 System for sensing temperature at multiple points within a vessel  
A temperature sensing assembly utilizing a multipoint thermocouple. The assembly comprises a vessel, e.g. a chemical reaction pressure vessel, into which a thermocouple is inserted. The...
6550963 Multipoint thermocouple  
A multipoint thermocouple for sensing temperature. The thermocouple comprises a sheath having a plurality of conductor pairs disposed within the sheath. Each conductor pair has two conductors of...
6150601 Method and apparatus for generating electric power downhole  
Electric power is generated downhole in a well using a thermoelectric device. A temperature gradient or differential ΔT present in the well is applied to the thermoelectric device to produce a...
6043423 Thermoelectric device and thermoelectric module  
On a top surface of a substrate, a first and a second electrode are formed. A p-type semiconductor film is formed over substantially the entire exposed area on the top surface of the substrate and...
6034318 Thermoelectric generator unit  
The invention refers to a thermoelectric generator unit comprising a plurality of thermoelectric elements (1) of alternately p and n character and electrically series connected by means of metal...
6020671 In-line thermoelectric module  
A thermoelectric module with a plurality of electricity generating units each having a first end and a second end, the units being arranged first end to second end along an in-line axis. Each unit...
5837928 Thermoelectric radiator  
A thermoelectric radiator for generating a direct current while providing at least a portion of the necessary cooling is formed with a first and second plurality of interdigitated thermoelectric...
5824947 Thermoelectric device  
A thermoelectric device fabricated of at least two dissimilar thermoelements and at least one of the thermoelements has a conductor in parallel therewith increasing the Figure of Merit. The...
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...
5705770 Thermoelectric module and method of controlling a thermoelectric module  
A thermoelectric module includes a switching circuit for switching the connection between a first thermoelectric element and a second thermoelectric element between series connection and parallel...
5644185 Multi stage thermoelectric power generation using an ammonia absorption refrigeration cycle and thermoelectric elements at numerous locations in the cycle  
A thermoelectric generator system including a refrigerator of the of the absorption type having no moving parts and operating with ammonia, water and hydrogen to extract heat from a heat source and...
5618100 Solar powered flat lamp night light  
The present invention is a solar powered flat, electroluminescent lamp night light adapted to be placed upon or attached to a window sill. The night light has a vertical upper portion which retains...
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...
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...
5430322 Thermoelectric element sheet in which thermoelectric semiconductors are mounted between films  
A thermoelectric element sheet includes at least two layered structures having a plurality of thermoelectric elements which are arranged between insulating films. In each layered structure the...
5393351 Multilayer film multijunction thermal converters  
Multijunction thermal converters are formed in an integral multifilm membrane form over a through opening in a nonmagnetic, dielectric substrate. Through the use of conventional photolithographic...
5288336 Thermoelectric energy conversion  
A thermopile 30 comprises a stacked assembly of bimetallic layers in which there is full conductor interface contact over the distance separating hot and cold surfaces 31, 32. The assembly may...
5286304 Thermoelectric device and method of manufacturing  
A method of manufacturing a thermoelectric device including the steps of printing a patterned mask on both sides of a strip of copper foil, shielding one side and plating a pattern of nickel on the...
5254178 Thermoelectric transducer apparatus comprising N- and P-type semiconductors and having electronic control capabilities  
A thermoelectric transducer apparatus comprises a group of thermoelectric elements having N-type elements and P-type elements alternately arranged in a single line and a number of alternately...
5232517 Multipoint thermocouple assembly  
An assembly for permitting temperature measurements at a large number of locations within a vessel, which assembly has a spreader-reducer for compacting a significantly large number of thermocouple...
5232516 Thermoelectric device with recuperative heat exchangers  
Thermoelectric heat pumps using recuperative heat exchange are described. These devices use sets of thermocouples (thermoelectric couples) arranged side-by-side to form a plate. The plate is...
5209786 Integrity-enhanced thermoelectrics  
Disclosed are integrity-enhanced thermoelectric devices and methods of their preparation. Such devices have the following characteristics: (1) there is, on average, no greater than about 10%...
5156688 Thermoelectric device  
A new and improved semiconductor thermoelectric device which could be used either as a thermoelectric cooler or as a thermopile heat sensor with high output voltage. This invention comprises an...
5046858 Temperature reference junction for a multichannel temperature sensing system  
A multi-channel remote-temperature-sensing system has a reference temperature assembly for the reference junctions of a plurality of temperature sensors for determining temperatures at remote...
5011543 Thermocouple type temperature sensor  
Several embodiments of improved thermocouples that can be formed without necessitating welding of small diameter wires. In each embodiment, the thermocouple is formed by depositing strips of...
5006178 Thermo-electric device with each element containing two halves and an intermediate connector piece of differing conductivity  
Thermoelectric device having a number of thermoelectric elements electrically connected in series and thermally connected in parallel. Each element is provided with two element halves, electrically...
4946511 Thermoelectric devices  
A thermoelectric device of the kind that comprises an array of thermoelectric rods of two different materials alternatingly arranged between two carrier plates with each carier plate being a...
4915508 Probe with integrated heater and thermocouple pack  
A probe for measuring heat includes an elongate rod fitted within a sheath, and a plurality of annular recesses are formed on the surface of the rod in a spaced-apart relationship to form annular...
4717786 Thermocouple array for a thermal fluxmeter  
Thermal fluxmeter with a plurality of thermocouples comprising a continuous thin layer of a first conductor or semiconductor material such as constantan, covered on at least one of its faces by a...
4711971 Thermoelectric Si-Ge alloy composition  
A thermoelectric alloy composition is described comprising from 5% to 95% silicon, from 95% to 5% Germanium, from 0.01% to 0.2% lead and from 0% to 0.2% tin, all percentages being atomic...
4650919 Thermoelectric generator and method for the fabrication thereof  
A thermoelectric generator using semiconductor elements for responding to a temperature gradient to produce electrical energy with all of the semiconductor elements being of the same type is...
4640977 Thermoelectric generator using variable geometry with support pedestals of dissimilar materials than the basic thermoelectric semi-conductor elements  
A thermoelectric generator in which the effective figure of merit, the effective power coefficient and/or the power factor are optimized by providing thermoelements made from semi-conductor...
4500741 Energy conversion element  
An energy conversion element is disclosed which is capable of efficiently converting light and thermal energies into electrical energy. The element comprises a thermoelectric material and a...
4492809 Thermoelectrical arrangement  
A thermoelectrical arrangement comprises a thermocouple element, each limb of which has a heat flow at one point such that a large temperature gradient is present and, as a result, the specific...
4465895 Thermoelectric devices having improved elements and element interconnects and method of making same  
A new and improved thermoelectric device and a method of manufacturing same takes advantage of the anisotropy of the materials employed to provide a substantially increased power output over prior...
4465894 Substrateless thermoelectric device and method of making same  
A new and improved thermoelectric device of the type which provides electrical energy in response to a temperature gradient applied across the device exhibits both structural integrity and improved...
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...
4459428 Thermoelectric device and method of making same  
A thermoelectric device includes first and second sets of spaced apart copper plate segments. Thermoelectric elements which generate electricity are disposed between the sets of copper plate...
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