EP0907972A4 - Improved thermoelectric unit with electric input/output provision - Google Patents

Improved thermoelectric unit with electric input/output provision

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Publication number
EP0907972A4
EP0907972A4 EP97929678A EP97929678A EP0907972A4 EP 0907972 A4 EP0907972 A4 EP 0907972A4 EP 97929678 A EP97929678 A EP 97929678A EP 97929678 A EP97929678 A EP 97929678A EP 0907972 A4 EP0907972 A4 EP 0907972A4
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Prior art keywords
electric input
thermoelectric unit
improved thermoelectric
output provision
provision
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EP97929678A
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German (de)
French (fr)
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EP0907972A1 (en
Inventor
Jon M Schroeder
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TRYPORT INTERNATIONAL GmbH
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TRYPORT INTERNATIONAL GmbH
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Publication of EP0907972A1 publication Critical patent/EP0907972A1/en
Publication of EP0907972A4 publication Critical patent/EP0907972A4/en
Withdrawn legal-status Critical Current

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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
    • 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
    • H10N10/80—Constructional details
    • H10N10/81—Structural details of the junction
    • 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
    • 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
    • H10N10/17—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
EP97929678A 1996-05-10 1997-05-09 Improved thermoelectric unit with electric input/output provision Withdrawn EP0907972A4 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US1752196P 1996-05-10 1996-05-10
US17521P 1996-05-10
PCT/US1997/007922 WO1997043790A1 (en) 1996-05-10 1997-05-09 Improved thermoelectric unit with electric input/output provision

Publications (2)

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EP0907972A1 EP0907972A1 (en) 1999-04-14
EP0907972A4 true EP0907972A4 (en) 2001-02-28

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EP97929678A Withdrawn EP0907972A4 (en) 1996-05-10 1997-05-09 Improved thermoelectric unit with electric input/output provision

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EP (1) EP0907972A4 (en)
JP (1) JP2001501775A (en)
KR (1) KR20000010903A (en)
CA (1) CA2253940A1 (en)
IL (1) IL126939A0 (en)
NO (1) NO985217L (en)
WO (1) WO1997043790A1 (en)

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US3879229A (en) * 1972-04-19 1975-04-22 William W Gilbert Tubular thermopile
FR2646021A1 (en) * 1989-04-14 1990-10-19 Delmas Jean Electrical energy generating device
DE4134685A1 (en) * 1991-10-21 1993-04-22 Univ Dresden Tech Peltier cooling module for curved surfaces - has N and P conductivity cooling limbs in parallel rows between flexible carrier and cover plate strips
WO1996012920A1 (en) * 1994-10-20 1996-05-02 Luis Salvador Acosta Malia Ecological thermoelectric refrigerating system

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See also references of WO9743790A1 *

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JP2001501775A (en) 2001-02-06
WO1997043790A1 (en) 1997-11-20
NO985217D0 (en) 1998-11-09
EP0907972A1 (en) 1999-04-14
IL126939A0 (en) 1999-09-22
CA2253940A1 (en) 1997-11-20
NO985217L (en) 1999-01-11
KR20000010903A (en) 2000-02-25

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