GB2119170A - Thermoelectric device and manufacture thereof - Google Patents

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GB2119170A
GB2119170A GB08311180A GB8311180A GB2119170A GB 2119170 A GB2119170 A GB 2119170A GB 08311180 A GB08311180 A GB 08311180A GB 8311180 A GB8311180 A GB 8311180A GB 2119170 A GB2119170 A GB 2119170A
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Der-Jeou Chou
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    • HELECTRICITY
    • H10SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H10NELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H10N10/00Thermoelectric devices comprising a junction of dissimilar materials, i.e. devices exhibiting Seebeck or Peltier effects
    • H10N10/10Thermoelectric devices comprising a junction of dissimilar materials, i.e. devices exhibiting Seebeck or Peltier effects operating with only the Peltier or Seebeck effects
    • H10N10/17Thermoelectric 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
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H10SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H10NELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H10N10/00Thermoelectric devices comprising a junction of dissimilar materials, i.e. devices exhibiting Seebeck or Peltier effects
    • H10N10/80Constructional details
    • H10N10/81Structural details of the junction
    • H10N10/817Structural details of the junction the junction being non-separable, e.g. being cemented, sintered or soldered

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GB08311180A 1982-04-28 1983-04-25 Thermoelectric device and manufacture thereof Withdrawn GB2119170A (en)

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JPS58212377A (ja) 1983-12-10
CA1199425A (en) 1986-01-14
IN159006B (https=) 1987-03-07
IT8320728A0 (it) 1983-04-21
IL68388A0 (en) 1983-07-31
AU551394B2 (en) 1986-04-24
FR2526228A1 (fr) 1983-11-04
AU1368983A (en) 1983-11-03
GB8311180D0 (en) 1983-06-02
NL8301432A (nl) 1983-11-16
BE896531A (fr) 1983-08-16
US4459428A (en) 1984-07-10
DE3314198A1 (de) 1983-11-03
IT1171668B (it) 1987-06-10

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