NO985217L - Enhanced thermoelectric unit with electric input / output - Google Patents

Enhanced thermoelectric unit with electric input / output

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NO985217L
NO985217L NO985217A NO985217A NO985217L NO 985217 L NO985217 L NO 985217L NO 985217 A NO985217 A NO 985217A NO 985217 A NO985217 A NO 985217A NO 985217 L NO985217 L NO 985217L
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hot
toroid
electric current
conductive elements
thermal conductive
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NO985217A
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Jon M Schroeder
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Tryport International Gmbh
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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

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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)

Abstract

En rekke tett pakkede termoelementer formet til en toroid (60) holdes sammentrykket mot Lorentz-kraften med et dielektrisk isolert spennbånd (61). Stor elektrisk strøm sirkulerer gjennom toroiden (60) på grunn av redusert elektrisk veilengde bevirket av lav-termisk-ledende elementer (64) og spor (38) dannet i varme og kalde ribber (66 og 65). Redusert varmeoverføring mellom varme og kalde ribber (66 og 65) utvikler større sirkulerende strøm. Termoelektriske koblingsoverganger dannet mellom de varme og kalde ribber (66 og 65) og de lav-termisk-ledende elementer (64) blir fortrinnsvis tilveiebrakt ved belegningslag (67) av ulike materialer som omfatter vismut, konstantan, nikkel, selen, tellur, silisium, germanium, antimon, nikrom, jern, kadmium, wolfram, gull, kobber, zink og sølv. I drift som en termoelektrisk generator (40) kan elektrisk kraft hentes ut fra den sirkulerende elektriske strøm enten ved anvendelse av en vibrerende mekanisk bryter (70), en Hall-effektgenerator (140) eller en Colpits- oscillator(159).A series of tightly packed thermocouples formed into a toroid (60) are held compressed against the Lorentz force by a dielectric insulated tension band (61). Large electric current circulates through the toroid (60) due to reduced electrical path length caused by low thermal conductive elements (64) and grooves (38) formed in hot and cold ribs (66 and 65). Reduced heat transfer between hot and cold ribs (66 and 65) develops greater circulating current. Thermoelectric coupling transitions formed between the hot and cold ribs (66 and 65) and the low-thermal conductive elements (64) are preferably provided by coating layers (67) of various materials comprising bismuth, constant, nickel, selenium, tellurium, silicon, germanium, antimony, nichrome, iron, cadmium, tungsten, gold, copper, zinc and silver. In operation as a thermoelectric generator (40), electrical power can be extracted from the circulating electric current either by the use of a vibrating mechanical switch (70), a Hall power generator (140) or a Colpits oscillator (159).

NO985217A 1996-05-10 1998-11-09 Enhanced thermoelectric unit with electric input / output NO985217L (en)

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US1752196P 1996-05-10 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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WO1997043790A1 (en) 1997-11-20
KR20000010903A (en) 2000-02-25
JP2001501775A (en) 2001-02-06
NO985217D0 (en) 1998-11-09
EP0907972A4 (en) 2001-02-28
EP0907972A1 (en) 1999-04-14
CA2253940A1 (en) 1997-11-20

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