GB874660A - Improvements in or relating to thermoelectric devices - Google Patents

Improvements in or relating to thermoelectric devices

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GB874660A
GB874660A GB37076/58A GB3707658A GB874660A GB 874660 A GB874660 A GB 874660A GB 37076/58 A GB37076/58 A GB 37076/58A GB 3707658 A GB3707658 A GB 3707658A GB 874660 A GB874660 A GB 874660A
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General Electric Co PLC
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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
    • H10N10/85—Thermoelectric active materials
    • H10N10/851—Thermoelectric active materials comprising inorganic compositions
    • H10N10/852—Thermoelectric active materials comprising inorganic compositions comprising tellurium, selenium or sulfur
    • 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

Abstract

874,660. Thermo-couples. GENERAL ELECTRIC CO. Ltd. Nov. 13, 1959 [Nov. 18, 1958], No. 37076/58. Class 37. In a thermo-electric device which may be used as a generator or for refrigeration a thermocouple assembly is mounted between the walls of two coaxial metallic tubular heat-exchange members, one of which is composed of sections connected in such a manner as to permit relative movement between the sections so that the thermo-couple assembly is not strained by differential thermal expansion between the members. Suitable materials for the elements of the thermo-couples have the generic formula X2Y3, where X represents at least one of the elements bismuth, antimony, arsenic, and Y represents at least one of the elements tellurium, selenium, sulphur; e.g. bismuth telluride. As shown, Fig. 1, annular elements 3 of alternately P- and N-type material, which may be formed by sintering, are arranged coaxially, being spaced apart by insulating material 7. The inner peripheries of alternate pairs of adjacent elements are connected by conducting rings 4 and the outer peripheries of adjacent elements of adjacent pairs are connected by conducting rings 5 which comprise cylindrical extensions 6. The assembly is mounted with its inner junctions adjacent an inner tubular heat-exchange member 1 but electrically insulated from it by a thin coating 9 of insulating material; a similar coating 11 is interposed between the outer junctions and an outer tubular heatexchange member 2, which is provided with expansion joints 12 of the bellows-type to allow for differential expansion. Alternatively, the outer heat-exchange member is made up of discrete cylindrical sections spaced apart axially, the gap between sections being sealed by flexible 0-rings. Fig. 3 shows an assembly made up of elements 3 disposed between inner and outer conducting rings 4, 5 the assembly being encased in resin and the rings 4, 5 being cut at appropriate points to connect the elements in series. A number of such assemblies are mounted between inner and outer heat-exchange members and are interconnected electrically in series. When the device is used as a thermo-electric generator, steam or other hot fluid is passed through the inner heatexchange member while the outer heat-exchange member, which may be finned, is cooled.
GB37076/58A 1958-11-18 1958-11-18 Improvements in or relating to thermoelectric devices Expired GB874660A (en)

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