CA2253940A1 - Improved thermoelectric unit with electric input/output provision - Google Patents
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- CA2253940A1 CA2253940A1 CA002253940A CA2253940A CA2253940A1 CA 2253940 A1 CA2253940 A1 CA 2253940A1 CA 002253940 A CA002253940 A CA 002253940A CA 2253940 A CA2253940 A CA 2253940A CA 2253940 A1 CA2253940 A1 CA 2253940A1
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- 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
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H10—SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
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- H10N10/00—Thermoelectric devices comprising a junction of dissimilar materials, i.e. devices exhibiting Seebeck or Peltier effects
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- 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
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H10—SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
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- 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
- H10N10/17—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 structure or configuration of the cell or thermocouple forming the device
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- Devices For Blowing Cold Air, Devices For Blowing Warm Air, And Means For Preventing Water Condensation In Air Conditioning Units (AREA)
- Investigating Or Analyzing Materials Using Thermal Means (AREA)
Applications Claiming Priority (3)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| US1752196P | 1996-05-10 | 1996-05-10 | |
| US60/017,521 | 1996-05-10 | ||
| PCT/US1997/007922 WO1997043790A1 (en) | 1996-05-10 | 1997-05-09 | Improved thermoelectric unit with electric input/output provision |
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| Publication Number | Publication Date |
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| CA2253940A1 true CA2253940A1 (en) | 1997-11-20 |
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| Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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| CA002253940A Abandoned CA2253940A1 (en) | 1996-05-10 | 1997-05-09 | Improved thermoelectric unit with electric input/output provision |
Country Status (7)
| Country | Link |
|---|---|
| EP (1) | EP0907972A4 (de) |
| JP (1) | JP2001501775A (de) |
| KR (1) | KR20000010903A (de) |
| CA (1) | CA2253940A1 (de) |
| IL (1) | IL126939A0 (de) |
| NO (1) | NO985217L (de) |
| WO (1) | WO1997043790A1 (de) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| JP3659927B2 (ja) * | 2002-04-08 | 2005-06-15 | エヌ． シュロフ，ボミー | 熱発電装置 |
| US8227682B2 (en) | 2003-04-17 | 2012-07-24 | Watts Thermoelectric, Llc | Same plane multiple thermoelectric mounting system |
| CN102112821A (zh) * | 2008-06-10 | 2011-06-29 | 菲利普·C·瓦茨 | 用于整栋住宅或建筑物的集成能量系统 |
| US8453456B2 (en) * | 2009-03-25 | 2013-06-04 | United Technologies Corporation | Fuel-cooled flexible heat exchanger with thermoelectric device compression |
| WO2013119293A2 (en) * | 2011-11-22 | 2013-08-15 | Research Triangle Institute | Nanoscale, ultra-thin films for excellent thermoelectric figure of merit |
| WO2017170911A1 (ja) | 2016-03-31 | 2017-10-05 | 住友化学株式会社 | 化合物及び熱電変換材料 |
| US12041852B2 (en) | 2022-12-16 | 2024-07-16 | Juanita Castorena | Silicon thermoelectric generator |
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| US4489742A (en) * | 1983-07-21 | 1984-12-25 | Energy Conversion Devices, Inc. | Thermoelectric device and method of making and using same |
| FR2646021A1 (fr) * | 1989-04-14 | 1990-10-19 | Delmas Jean | Dispositif generateur d'energie electrique |
| JP3166228B2 (ja) * | 1990-10-30 | 2001-05-14 | 株式会社デンソー | 熱電変換装置 |
| DE4134685A1 (de) * | 1991-10-21 | 1993-04-22 | Univ Dresden Tech | Peltier-kuehlmodul |
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| EP0719993B1 (de) * | 1994-10-20 | 1997-02-12 | Luis Salvador Acosta Malia | Thermoelektrische Kühlanlage |
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- 1997-05-09 KR KR1019980709050A patent/KR20000010903A/ko not_active Application Discontinuation
- 1997-05-09 CA CA002253940A patent/CA2253940A1/en not_active Abandoned
- 1997-05-09 EP EP97929678A patent/EP0907972A4/de not_active Withdrawn
- 1997-05-09 IL IL12693997A patent/IL126939A0/xx unknown
- 1997-05-09 WO PCT/US1997/007922 patent/WO1997043790A1/en not_active Application Discontinuation
- 1997-05-09 JP JP09540981A patent/JP2001501775A/ja active Pending
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- 1998-11-09 NO NO985217A patent/NO985217L/no not_active Application Discontinuation
Also Published As
| Publication number | Publication date |
|---|---|
| EP0907972A1 (de) | 1999-04-14 |
| IL126939A0 (en) | 1999-09-22 |
| WO1997043790A1 (en) | 1997-11-20 |
| NO985217D0 (no) | 1998-11-09 |
| JP2001501775A (ja) | 2001-02-06 |
| KR20000010903A (ko) | 2000-02-25 |
| NO985217L (no) | 1999-01-11 |
| EP0907972A4 (de) | 2001-02-28 |
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| FZDE | Discontinued |