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US20080035195 |
THERMOELECTRIC POWER GENERATION SYSTEMS
Representative configurations for improved thermoelectric power generation systems to improve and increase thermal efficiency are disclosed. |
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US20140116491 |
BULK-SIZE NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS AND METHODS FOR MAKING THE SAME BY SINTERING NANOWIRES
Thermoelectric solid material and method thereof. The thermoelectric solid material includes a plurality of nanowires. Each nanowire of the plurality of nanowires corresponds to an aspect ratio... |
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US20090301687 |
INTEGRATED ENERGY SYSTEM FOR WHOLE HOME OR BUILDING
An integrated energy system for a home or other building utilizes a heated reservoir for energy storage. The reservoir is mainly heated by one or more solar collectors. The system also includes an... |
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US20050252543 |
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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US20090044848 |
Nanostructured Material-Based Thermoelectric Generators
A thermoelectric device that can exhibit substantially high specific power density is provided. The device includes core having a p-type element made from carbon nanotube and an n-type element.... |
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US20130005372 |
Integral thermoelectric generator for wireless devices
Electrical power is produced by a first process component, a first heat pipe formed in part by a first cavity within the first process component, and a thermoelectric generator assembly. The... |
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US20160197259 |
THERMOELECTRIC DEVICES AND SYSTEMS
The present disclosure provides a thermoelectric element comprising a flexible semiconductor substrate having exposed surfaces with a metal content that is less than about 1% as measured by x-ray... |
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US20150287902 |
MODULAR THERMOELECTRIC UNITS FOR HEAT RECOVERY SYSTEMS AND METHODS THEREOF
Apparatus and method for generating electricity. The apparatus includes one or more first components configured to extract heat from at least a first fluid flow at a first temperature to one or... |
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US20110220163 |
THERMOELECTRIC HETEROSTRUCTURE ASSEMBLIES ELEMENT
Improved thermoelectric assemblies are disclosed, wherein layers of heterostructure thermoelectric materials or thin layers of thermoelectric material form thermoelectric elements. The layers are... |
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US20050172993 |
Thermoelectric generator for internal combustion engine
A thermoelectric generator for an internal combustion engine that prevents a thermoelectric generation element from being damaged. The thermoelectric generator includes a casing, which is arranged... |
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US20050150539 |
Monolithic thin-film thermoelectric device including complementary thermoelectric materials
A vertical, monolithic, thin-film thermoelectric device is described. Thermoelectric elements of opposing conductivity types may be coupled electrically in series and thermally in parallel by... |
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US20160056360 |
Flexible Thermoelectric Device Using Mesh Type Substrate and Manufacturing Method Thereof
The present invention relates to a flexible thermoelectric device and a manufacturing method thereof, and a thermoelectric material is formed on a mesh type substrate made of a glass fabric, and... |
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US20140230871 |
THERMOELECTRIC CONVERSION MATERIAL AND THERMOELECTRIC CONVERSION ELEMENT
A thermoelectric conversion material containing a carbon nanotube and a conjugated polymer, in which the conjugated polymer at least has, as a repeating unit having a conjugated system, (A) a... |
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US20110226299 |
DEVICE FOR ENERGY CONVERSION, ELECTRICAL SWITCHING, AND THERMAL SWITCHING
An improved design for maintaining nanometer separation between electrodes in tunneling, thermo-tunneling, diode, thermionic, thermoelectric, thermo-photovoltaic, current limiting, reset-able... |
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US20090301541 |
THERMOELECTRIC GENERATOR
A thermoelectric generator includes a plurality of thermoelectric modules that generate electrical power when subjected to a temperature differential. The generator also includes a plurality of... |
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US20060048807 |
Thin film thermoelectric module
Disclosed herein is a thin film thermoelectric module. the module includes high and low temperature part module substrates, unit thermoelectric devices, and lead wires. The high and low... |
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US20050150535 |
Method for forming a thin-film thermoelectric device including a phonon-blocking thermal conductor
A vertical, monolithic, thin-film thermoelectric device is described. Thermoelectric elements of opposing conductivity types may be coupled electrically in series and thermally in parallel by... |
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US20130180563 |
THERMALLY SWITCHED THERMOELECTRIC POWER GENERATION
The Seebeck effect is the generation of a voltage between two junctions of dissimilar materials, and this effect is used to convert heat to electricity using thermoelectric modules containing a... |
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US20120111386 |
ENERGY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS AND METHODS WITH THERMOELECTRIC GENERATORS
In some embodiments, an integrated power generation system includes a primary power source supplying power to a primary power user, a thermoelectric power generator system thermally coupled to a... |
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US20070272290 |
REGULATING VEHICLE CABIN ENVIRONMENT AND GENERATING SUPPLEMENTAL ELECTRICAL CURRENT FROM WASTE HEAT
A method and system for environmental control and supplementary power generation in conventional and hybrid vehicle applications is presented. A thermoelectric heat pump function regulates... |
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US20070125415 |
Light capture with patterned solar cell bus wires
Crystalline silicon PV modules typically use tinned flat copper wire to increase the conductivity of a bus bar metallization and to interconnect to adjacent cells. Such a flat bus wire may be... |
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US20060076046 |
Thermoelectric device structure and apparatus incorporating same
In certain embodiments, a thermoelectric device apparatus includes a plurality of laterally spaced-apart electrodes disposed upon a supporting structure, and at least one complementary pair of... |
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US20140360546 |
SILICON-BASED THERMOELECTRIC MATERIALS INCLUDING ISOELECTRONIC IMPURITIES, THERMOELECTRIC DEVICES BASED ON SUCH MATERIALS, AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING SAME
Silicon-based thermoelectric materials including isoelectronic impurities, thermoelectric devices based on such materials, and methods of making and using same are provided. According to one... |
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US20130340801 |
Thermoelectric Power Generation System Using Gradient Heat Exchanger
A power generating system comprising a heat exchanger comprising an inlet, an outlet and a conduit extending along a length of the heat exchanger between the inlet and the outlet, and a plurality... |
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US20130037071 |
THERMOELECTRIC MODULE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING A THERMOELECTRIC MODULE
A thermoelectric module which has at least one thermoelectric element for converting energy between thermal energy and electrical energy. The at least one thermoelectric element has a first... |
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US20100012165 |
Self-Powered Electrical System
A portable self-powered electrical system for converting heat energy into electrical energy to power one or more electric devices, the portable self-powered electrical system comprises a housing,... |
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US20140261607 |
Thermoelectric Module with Flexible Connector
A thermoelectric power generating module incorporates compliance into the module using a three-dimensional flexible connector. The flexible connector may relieve thermal stress and improve... |
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US20130333738 |
THERMOELECTRIC CONVERSION MATERIAL, AND FLEXIBLE THERMOELECTRIC CONVERSION ELEMENT USING THE SAME
An object of the invention is to provide a thermoelectric conversion material that can have a balance between flexibility and high thermoelectric conversion capacity, a thermoelectric conversion... |
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US20050150537 |
Thermoelectric devices
A thermoelectric device with an improved figure-of-merit achieved by lowering the thermal conductivity of the thermoelectric device without significantly reducing electrical conductivity. The... |
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US20170062691 |
THERMOELECTRIC CONVERSION APPARATUS
A thermoelectric conversion apparatus includes a substrate, and a power generation part formed on the substrate for generating a thermoelectric power. The power generation part includes a magnetic... |
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US20150155463 |
THERMOELECTRIC MODULE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING A THERMOELECTRIC MODULE
A thermoelectric module which has at least one thermoelectric element for converting energy between thermal energy and electrical energy. The at least one thermoelectric element has a first... |
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US20130306124 |
WIRELESS POWER SUPPLY DEVICE AND WIRELESS POWER SUPPLY METHOD
To provide a wireless power supply device and a wireless power supply method capable of supplying electric power by a wireless system, using a means other than radio waves. This wireless power... |
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US20130276851 |
THERMOELECTRIC DEVICE
The present invention provides a thermoelectric device comprising a first electrode, a second electrode, and conducting composition capable of conducting ions, wherein the first and second... |
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US20120152297 |
POWER GENERATION USING A THERMOELECTRIC GENERATOR AND A PHASE CHANGE MATERIAL
An energy harvesting device is disclosed that includes a thermoelectric device adapted to produce electricity according to a Seebeck effect when a thermal gradient is imposed across first and... |
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US20110094556 |
PLANAR THERMOELECTRIC GENERATOR
A thermoelectric generator may comprise a pair of thermally conducive top and bottom plates having a foil assembly positioned therebetween. The foil assembly may comprise a substrate having a... |
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US20050109386 |
System and method for enhanced thermophotovoltaic generation
A system and method for lower cost, high efficiency, thermophotovoltaic distributed generation includes: an emitter, a photovoltaic cell, and transient electrical energy storage. |
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US20130087180 |
WEARABLE THERMOELECTRIC GENERATOR SYSTEM
A wearable thermoelectric generator system thermoelectric generator may include a thermoelectric generator, a heat collector, and a heat exchanger. The heat collector may be configured to be... |
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US20100154855 |
Thin walled thermoelectric devices and methods for production thereof
A thermoelectric generator is built into the wall of a heat exchanger by applying coatings of dielectric, electrical conductor and N-type and P-type thermoelectric materials. A tubular heat... |
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US20100147351 |
THERMOELECTRIC CONVERSION MODULE
A thermoelectric conversion module including a double angular cylinder including an inner tube and an outer tube disposed on an axis common to the inner tube and at a predetermined spacing.... |
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US20100024859 |
THERMOELECTRIC POWER GENERATOR FOR VARIABLE THERMAL POWER SOURCE
A thermoelectric generator includes a first thermoelectric segment including at least one thermoelectric module. The first thermoelectric segment has a working fluid flowing therethrough with a... |
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US20080245352 |
THERMO-ELECTRIC GENERATOR FOR USE WITH A STOVE
Disclosed is in combination, a stove and a thermoelectric generator, wherein the stove has a heating chamber and the generator has a hot side plate positioned in use within the heating chamber in... |
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US20160260883 |
THERMOELECTRIC CONVERSION ELEMENT AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THERMOELECTRIC CONVERSION ELEMENT
Provided are a thermoelectric conversion element which has a thermoelectric conversion layer made of an organic material and is capable of generating electric power at a favorable efficiency and a... |
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US20130298954 |
THERMOELECTRIC MATERIAL, AND THERMOELECTRIC MODULE AND THERMOELECTRIC APPARATUS INCLUDING THE THERMOELECTRIC MATERIAL
A thermoelectric material including a composition of Formula 1: (Bi1-x-zSbxAz)u(Te1-ySey)w, Formula 1 wherein A is a transition metal, 0≦x<1, 0≦y≦1, 0
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US20100170551 |
THERMOELECTRIC CONVERSION MODULE, THERMOELECTRIC CONVERSION DEVICE, AND THEIR MANUFACTURING METHOD
A thermoelectric conversion module includes a substrate and a plurality of thermoelectric conversion devices arranged on the surface of the substrate. The substrate is provided with a through hole... |
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US20090205696 |
Thermoelectric Heat Pumps Providing Active Thermal Barriers and Related Devices and Methods
An electronic device may include a heat generating component and a surface adjacent the heat generating component. A temperature of the heat generating component may be greater than a temperature... |
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US20130061901 |
THERMOELECTRIC CONVERTING MODULE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF
Provided is a high temperature thermoelectric converting module including a plurality of p type thermoelectric elements; a plurality of n type thermoelectric elements; a plurality of electrodes;... |
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US20110114146 |
UNIWAFER THERMOELECTRIC MODULES
A uniwafer device for thermoelectric applications includes one or more first thermoelectric elements and one or more second thermoelectric elements comprising respectively a first and second... |
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US20070289622 |
Integrated solar energy conversion system, method, and apparatus
A solar energy conversion package includes a photovoltaic (PV) cell, a thermionic or thermoelectric conversion unit and a thermal heating system. Solar radiation is concentrated by a lens or... |
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US20060157102 |
Waste heat recovery system and thermoelectric conversion system
A waste heat recover system includes a mechanism for supplying power by use of a thermoelectric conversion unit, and a mechanism for utilizing heat released from the thermoelectric conversion... |
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US20060048809 |
Thermoelectric devices with controlled current flow and related methods
Thermoelectric devices comprising at least a first conductive material, a first semiconductive material, a second conductive material, and a third conductive material. The second conductive... |