EP1756881A4 - Thin film thermoelectric devices for power conversion and cooling - Google Patents

Thin film thermoelectric devices for power conversion and cooling

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Publication number
EP1756881A4
EP1756881A4 EP04821305A EP04821305A EP1756881A4 EP 1756881 A4 EP1756881 A4 EP 1756881A4 EP 04821305 A EP04821305 A EP 04821305A EP 04821305 A EP04821305 A EP 04821305A EP 1756881 A4 EP1756881 A4 EP 1756881A4
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Prior art keywords
cooling
thin film
power conversion
thermoelectric devices
film thermoelectric
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German (de)
French (fr)
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EP1756881A2 (en
Inventor
Rama Venkatasubramanian
Brooks O'quinn
Edward Siivola
Kip Coonley
Pratima Addepalli
Randy Alley
John Posthill
Thomas Colpitts
Anil Reddy
Chris Caylor
Peter Thomas
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Laird Technologies Inc
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Nextreme Thermal Solutions Inc
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Publication of EP1756881A2 publication Critical patent/EP1756881A2/en
Publication of EP1756881A4 publication Critical patent/EP1756881A4/en
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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
    • H10N10/80—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
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H10—SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H10N—ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H10N19/00—Integrated devices, or assemblies of multiple devices, comprising at least one thermoelectric or thermomagnetic element covered by groups H10N10/00 - H10N15/00
    • H10N19/101—Multiple thermocouples connected in a cascade arrangement
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01L—SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES NOT COVERED BY CLASS H10
    • H01L23/00—Details of semiconductor or other solid state devices
    • H01L23/34—Arrangements for cooling, heating, ventilating or temperature compensation ; Temperature sensing arrangements
    • H01L23/38—Cooling arrangements using the Peltier effect
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01L—SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES NOT COVERED BY CLASS H10
    • H01L2924/00—Indexing scheme for arrangements or methods for connecting or disconnecting semiconductor or solid-state bodies as covered by H01L24/00
    • H01L2924/0001—Technical content checked by a classifier
    • H01L2924/0002—Not covered by any one of groups H01L24/00, H01L24/00 and H01L2224/00
EP04821305A 2003-12-11 2004-12-13 Thin film thermoelectric devices for power conversion and cooling Withdrawn EP1756881A4 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US52847903P 2003-12-11 2003-12-11
PCT/US2004/041431 WO2005074463A2 (en) 2003-12-11 2004-12-13 Thin film thermoelectric devices for power conversion and cooling

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EP1756881A2 EP1756881A2 (en) 2007-02-28
EP1756881A4 true EP1756881A4 (en) 2011-03-09

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JP (1) JP2007535803A (en)
WO (1) WO2005074463A2 (en)

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