WO2013092394A3 - Device for directly generating electrical energy from thermal energy - Google Patents

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WO2013092394A3
WO2013092394A3 PCT/EP2012/075443 EP2012075443W WO2013092394A3 WO 2013092394 A3 WO2013092394 A3 WO 2013092394A3 EP 2012075443 W EP2012075443 W EP 2012075443W WO 2013092394 A3 WO2013092394 A3 WO 2013092394A3
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thermal energy
generating electrical
directly generating
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electrical energy
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Evert Houwman
Gregor Luthe
Tobias Stahl
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Wind Plus Sonne Gmbh
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F28—HEAT EXCHANGE IN GENERAL
    • F28D—HEAT-EXCHANGE APPARATUS, NOT PROVIDED FOR IN ANOTHER SUBCLASS, IN WHICH THE HEAT-EXCHANGE MEDIA DO NOT COME INTO DIRECT CONTACT
    • F28D15/00—Heat-exchange apparatus with the intermediate heat-transfer medium in closed tubes passing into or through the conduit walls ; Heat-exchange apparatus employing intermediate heat-transfer medium or bodies
    • F28D15/02—Heat-exchange apparatus with the intermediate heat-transfer medium in closed tubes passing into or through the conduit walls ; Heat-exchange apparatus employing intermediate heat-transfer medium or bodies in which the medium condenses and evaporates, e.g. heat pipes
    • F28D15/0275—Arrangements for coupling heat-pipes together or with other structures, e.g. with base blocks; Heat pipe cores
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H10—SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H10N—ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H10N10/00—Thermoelectric devices comprising a junction of dissimilar materials, i.e. devices exhibiting Seebeck or Peltier effects
    • H10N10/10—Thermoelectric devices comprising a junction of dissimilar materials, i.e. devices exhibiting Seebeck or Peltier effects operating with only the Peltier or Seebeck effects
    • H10N10/13—Thermoelectric devices comprising a junction of dissimilar materials, i.e. devices exhibiting Seebeck or Peltier effects operating with only the Peltier or Seebeck effects characterised by the heat-exchanging means at the junction
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F28—HEAT EXCHANGE IN GENERAL
    • F28F—DETAILS OF HEAT-EXCHANGE AND HEAT-TRANSFER APPARATUS, OF GENERAL APPLICATION
    • F28F13/00—Arrangements for modifying heat-transfer, e.g. increasing, decreasing
    • F28F2013/005—Thermal joints
    • F28F2013/006—Heat conductive materials
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F28—HEAT EXCHANGE IN GENERAL
    • F28F—DETAILS OF HEAT-EXCHANGE AND HEAT-TRANSFER APPARATUS, OF GENERAL APPLICATION
    • F28F2265/00—Safety or protection arrangements; Arrangements for preventing malfunction
    • F28F2265/24—Safety or protection arrangements; Arrangements for preventing malfunction for electrical insulation

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Sustainable Development (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Thermal Sciences (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Photovoltaic Devices (AREA)
  • Measuring Temperature Or Quantity Of Heat (AREA)
  • Pipe Accessories (AREA)
  • Air-Conditioning For Vehicles (AREA)

Abstract

The invention relates to a device (1) as per figure 1 for directly generating electrical energy from thermal energy, comprising at least one source of thermal energy (2), at least one heat pipe (3.1), at least one thermoelectric element (4), and at least one heat-dissipating device (5), wherein the heat pipe (3.1) is in thermally conductive contact with the source of thermal energy (2) at one end (3.1.1) of the heat pipe and is in electrically insulating, thermally conductive contact with the hot side (4.1) of the thermoelectric element (4) at the other end (3.1.2) of the heat pipe, and wherein the cold side (4.2) of the thermoelectric element (4) opposite the hot side (4.1) is in electrically insulating, thermally conductive contact (5.1) with the heat-dissipating device (5). The invention further relates to a method for directly generating electrical energy from thermal energy.
PCT/EP2012/075443 2011-12-22 2012-12-13 Device for directly generating electrical energy from thermal energy WO2013092394A2 (en)

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