200937690 九、發明說明： - 【發明所屬之技術領域】 • 本發_關於—種能源產生器及儲能系統，_是一種利 用…電轉換晶片將熱能轉換成電能的熱電能源產生器，以及 進一步將能源產生器所產生的電能快速儲存之儲能系統。 【先前技術】 熱電晶片之熱電能源轉換的基本工作原理可以用單一組 N型熱電材料和p型熱電材料所形成接面的熱電堆現象來說 明，藉由該PN接面熱電堆的冷熱兩端因受熱不均勻所產生的 溫差」吏得熱電材料内的主要傳導載子(P型為電洞，N型為電 子)由咼溫的熱端往低溫的冷端擴散’而導致PN接面熱電堆在 冷端處有正、負電荷的累積(其中P型冷端處累積正g荷，而 N型冷端處則累積負電荷)而產生電位差，是為Seebeck效應之 熱電轉換或熱差生電現象。 已知的一些關於利用熱電晶片來進行熱電能源轉換的專 利前案包含如下：200937690 IX. Description of the invention: - [Technical field to which the invention pertains] • The present invention relates to an energy generator and an energy storage system, _ is a thermoelectric energy generator that converts thermal energy into electrical energy using an electric conversion wafer, and further An energy storage system that quickly stores electrical energy generated by an energy generator. [Prior Art] The basic working principle of thermoelectric energy conversion of thermoelectric wafers can be explained by the thermopile phenomenon of the junction of a single set of N-type thermoelectric materials and p-type thermoelectric materials, with the hot and cold ends of the PN junction thermopile The temperature difference caused by uneven heating is the main conductive carrier in the thermoelectric material (P-type is a hole, N-type is an electron). The PN junction thermoelectricity is caused by the hot end of the enthalpy to the cold end of the low temperature. The stack has a positive and negative charge accumulation at the cold end (where the positive g load is accumulated at the cold end of the P type and a negative charge is accumulated at the cold end of the N type) to generate a potential difference, which is a thermoelectric conversion or a thermal difference for the Seebeck effect. phenomenon. Some known patents for the use of thermoelectric wafers for thermoelectric energy conversion include the following:
⑴美國專利第 5921187 號「METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR 〇 COOLING INTEGRATED CIRCUITS USING A THERMOELECTRIC MODULE」揭露利用一熱電晶片來取 得一處理器(CPU)所散出的熱能並執行熱電轉換；值得注意 - 的是，該熱電晶片的熱端直接貼設在CPU上，冷端藉一風 扇進行散熱。另外，熱電晶片所產生的電能直接提供給該 風扇。 (2)美國專利第 6799282 號「POWER GENERATING MECHANISM THAT HAS A DUCT, HEAT PIPE, OR HEAT SINK TO EFFICIENTLY DIFFUSE HEAT GENERATED BY A HEAT」揭露利用一熱電晶片貼設在一 CPU表面，並且 200937690 藉由一風扇引導空氣流向熱電晶片表面散熱，藉此使得該 熱電晶片能夠將熱能轉換成電能。 ⑶美國專利第7180264號「FUEL FLEXIBLE THERMOELECTRIC GENERATOR WITH BATTERY CHARGER」揭露利用燃油來產生熱能，熱電晶片在取得 熱能後進行熱電轉換以產生電能。其中該熱電晶片冷端直 接與空氣接觸進行散熱，而無借助其他冷卻裝置。 (4)台灣專利第497669號「熱電能量轉換結構」揭露利用燃油、 〇 蠟燭、酒精等提供燃燒熱能，再以一熱電晶片取得熱能進 行熱電轉換，在熱電晶片的冷端配設有散熱鰭片以提高散 熱效果。 (5)台灣專利第M286408號「熱電轉換型散熱總成」揭露一導 熱板貼設在一 CPU表面，且一熱電模組貼設在該導熱板表 面，如此CPU所產生的熱量可以藉由該導熱板快速地傳導 到熱電模、组以進行熱電轉換；對應熱電模組的冷端配設有 一散熱鰭片及風扇，以提高散熱效果。(1) U.S. Patent No. 5,921,187, "METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR 〇COOLING INTEGRATED CIRCUITS USING A THERMOELECTRIC MODULE" discloses the use of a thermoelectric chip to obtain thermal energy from a processor (CPU) and perform thermoelectric conversion; it is worth noting that The hot end of the thermoelectric chip is directly attached to the CPU, and the cold end is cooled by a fan. In addition, the electrical energy generated by the thermoelectric wafer is directly supplied to the fan. (2) U.S. Patent No. 6,979,282, "POWER GENERATING MECHANISM THAT HAS A DUCT, HEAT PIPE, OR HEAT SINK TO EFFICIENTLY DIFFUSE HEAT GENERATED BY A HEAT" discloses the use of a thermoelectric wafer attached to a CPU surface, and 200937690 by a fan The air flow is directed to dissipate heat to the surface of the thermoelectric wafer, thereby enabling the thermoelectric wafer to convert thermal energy into electrical energy. (3) U.S. Patent No. 7,180,264, "FUEL FLEXIBLE THERMOELECTRIC GENERATOR WITH BATTERY CHARGER" discloses the use of fuel to generate thermal energy, and the thermoelectric wafer undergoes thermoelectric conversion to generate electric energy after obtaining thermal energy. The cold end of the thermoelectric wafer is directly in contact with air for heat dissipation without the aid of other cooling means. (4) Taiwan Patent No. 497669 "Thermal Energy Conversion Structure" discloses the use of fuel, sputum candles, alcohol, etc. to provide combustion heat, and then uses a thermoelectric wafer to obtain thermal energy for thermoelectric conversion, and a heat sink fin is provided at the cold end of the thermoelectric wafer. To improve the heat dissipation effect. (5) Taiwan Patent No. M286408 "Thermal Conversion Heat Dissipating Assembly" discloses that a heat conducting plate is attached to the surface of a CPU, and a thermoelectric module is attached to the surface of the heat conducting plate, so that the heat generated by the CPU can be The heat conducting plate is quickly transmitted to the thermoelectric mold and the group for thermoelectric conversion; a cooling fin and a fan are arranged corresponding to the cold end of the thermoelectric module to improve the heat dissipation effect.
=上除了美國專利第7180264號外，其餘專利前案的共同 =點是對應熱電晶片的冷端配設有冷卻裝置，例如風扇或散费 ，片，使得冷端的溫度下降。配設風扇或散熱鰭片的目的主要 =讓熱電晶片冷端料地降低温度，藉此熱端與冷端能夠形成 較大的溫差而有利於熱電轉換效率的提升。至美專利第 ，號使熱電晶片的_熱量直接散逸於空氣第 則因為散熱速度慢，所以熱電轉換效率並不佳。 雖然其餘專利前案的熱電晶片藉風扇或散熱鰭片提高了 =的散熱鱗，但是這些專樹案採賴電⑼的熱端直招 導敵傳軸量的料，使絲電晶片的熱轉 差U效且確實地保持住熱能，進而造成熱電晶片的冷熱端适 成〉'，也因此而導致熱電晶片的熱電轉換效率仍未臻理想; 200937690 二卜政熱鰭片皆具有較大的體積，所以不利於安裝及空 【發明内容】 伴拷念主要是使鱗晶# _魅夠有效地 的a教1端此夠快速的散熱’如此便可以使熱電晶片 以達到更好的熱電轉換效率。因此，本發 ，ίί 2之—係在提供一種熱電能源產生器，其具有能夠 提尚熱電轉換效率的功效。 句呢列 ❹ Ο 挤，目的係在提供—種㈣能源快速儲能系 積小量魏鄉紐大電能且儲置於另 儲月b裝置，藉此達到快速儲能的效果。 ^據本發明所揭露的目的及功效，該熱電能誠生器包含 二熱電S日片具有-熱端及—冷端’且冷端與熱端位在相對側； =熱片結合在雜電“的熱端且接觸鱗，其 結，該熱電晶片的冷端，其具有薄型化】構 ，之目的以及提高熱電轉換效率的效果，而且該薄：匕的： 熱片可以提高空間的利用率。 m 又本發明所揭露的熱電能源快速儲能系統包含一熱電能 源產生器’其係由-熱電晶片與—吸熱片及—散熱片所&成， 且吸熱狀散熱片分別配設於熱電“的無與冷端；一儲能 裝置用以蓄存該熱電能源產生器所產生的電能；以及一快速儲 能介面配設在該熱電能源產生器及該儲能裝置之間，用以快速 地取得該熱電能源產生器所產生的電能且快速傳遞至該儲能 裝置’藉此使得小量電能可以快速累積形成較大電能且 一儲能裝置中。 以下即依本發明的目的、功效及結構組態，舉一較佳實施 200937690 例，並配合圖式詳細說明。 【實施方式】 .隹1圖’一熱電能源產生器10係以-熱電晶片11 進订熱電轉換。該熱電晶片u具有一熱端12及一冷端14， 二該冷端14係分別位在相對側。該熱電晶片11 由複數組的N型熱電材料和p型熱電材料所構成。 Ο 〇 吸Ξ片係結合在該熱電晶片11的熱端12。更進一 片20係一金屬片22表面具有保熱材料24。 ίίΐΐΐ、溥片型的銅片或鋁片;該保熱材料24為黑色光 該吸熱片20的一侧貼設在一熱源4〇上 ，保_ 24 _使__熱=^的^ ^所田以該产端12能夠保持在高溫狀態。上述的熱源 疋_的&機車引擎、高溫的家用電器，或是高熱的燈具等等。 孰貼設在該熱電晶片11的冷端14可快速地導 ^ 14保持在低溫狀態。該散熱片30包含一 2 表面貼設—薄片狀的軟性散熱器34。然而， 33 m紐是作為實施例說明’並不以此為限，在 ί ==偷下，繼器34也可咖片式散熱 絕緣結構可以是-綱請被夹在二 ❹Ϊ據以上本發明的結構組成，其可預期地以該吸熱片2〇 ^收…源40的熱能且維持在該熱電晶片u賴端12、委 可赌持在高溫且溫度不致於快速地傳_冷端14 了 ^該，片30可以快速地將冷端14的熱量散去而形成 1溫狀 〜。如此，該熱電晶片U的熱端12與冷端14可以有較大的 200937690 溫差’進而提高熱電晶片的熱電轉換效率。 ' 、 請參閱第2圖，針對本發明所揭露的熱電能源產生器於熱 、 源溫度固定在15(TC的情況下，所造成冷熱端溫差與輸出電壓 隨時間變化的關係。由圖中可見，約1〇分鐘後，熱電晶片的 冷熱端溫差與輸出電壓皆可呈現穩定的狀態。由此可見本發明 所揭，的熱電能源產生器的確具有可以讓熱電晶片的冷熱端 保持穩定且具有較大的溫差效果，進而可得到較大且穩定的電 壓輸出。 Ο 請參閱第3圖，本發明之熱電能源產生器於不同熱源溫度 ^情況下’熱電晶>{之歡冷熱端溫差與敎輸&電壓隨不同 .、、、源溫度變化的關係，結果顯示隨著熱源溫度的升高，則冷熱 端溫差就愈大’而輸出電壓也就跟著愈大。 請參’ 4 ® ’本發明之熱誠生器於獨熱源溫度 、、^ ’熱電晶狀敎冷熱端溫差與熱電轉換效率隨熱源 地隨著熱源溫度的升高，熱電晶片的 …電轉換效率也會隨著冷熱端溫差的增加而增大。 10 由以上的說軸容可知該熱電能源產生器 器Ϊ供敎職的躲，批賴_能源產生 w的電賴，且賴魏源產生器 等，pn接風扇、馬達、充電器等 儲能儲产器1〇配合-快速 是，該快速儲能介：β構成—儲能系統。值得注意的 70 a储食1 Φ 〇可以是一個超電容裝置，而㈣姑里 0可以疋充電電池。該熱電能_ 錯此裝置 ’對於該== 裝置，放電 200937690 速放電，而使魏·裝置7G快速舰。是你 所 Ο ❹ ^逮，此”面，如(a)曲線，其充電時間比起未使用快 二，而直賊儲能裝置進行充電，如(b)曲線，所花f的時間 =很多’因此綱本發明峨能祕確實具有快速充電的效 以ίί明之較佳實施例以及設計圖式’惟較佳實施例 圖式僅是舉例，並_於_本發簡藝 =宴凡明等之技藝手段、或為下述「㈣專利範圍」内容 ===範圍而實施者，均不脫離本發明之範鳴而為申請 【圖式簡單說明】 第1圖係本發明熱電能源產生器的結構示意圖。 第2圖係本發明於熱源溫度固定在15(rc的情況下，熱電能源 產生器之熱電晶片冷熱端溫差與輸出電壓隨時間變化的關係 1 圖。 ’、 第3圖係本發明之熱電能源產生器於不同熱源溫度的情況 下’熱電晶片之穩定冷熱端溫差與穩定輸出電壓隨不同埶源^ 度變化的關係圖。 ^ 第4圖係本發明之熱電能源產生器於不同熱源溫度的情況 下’熱電晶片之穩定冷熱端溫差與熱電轉換效率隨不同熱源溫 度變化的關係圖。 狐 200937690 圖本發明之熱電能源產生器直接提供電能給一用電裝 第6圖係本發明之快速儲能系統料®。 ^圖係本發明之熱電能源產生ϋ的輸出電能對儲能裝置之 量飽和度與時間的關係圖。其中，（a)曲線為有透過快速儲 能介面；(b)曲線為未透過快速儲能介面之充電情形。 【主要元件符號說明】 ΟIn addition to U.S. Patent No. 7,180,264, the common point of the other patents is that the cold end of the thermoelectric wafer is equipped with a cooling device, such as a fan or a fan, to make the temperature of the cold end drop. The purpose of the fan or heat sink fin is mainly to reduce the temperature of the cold end of the thermoelectric chip, so that the hot end and the cold end can form a large temperature difference, which is beneficial to the improvement of the thermoelectric conversion efficiency. The patent of the US patent makes the heat of the thermoelectric wafer directly dissipated to the air. Because the heat dissipation rate is slow, the thermoelectric conversion efficiency is not good. Although the thermoelectric wafers of the other patents have increased the heat dissipation scale by the fan or the heat sink fins, these special trees use the hot end of the electricity (9) to directly attract the material of the enemy shaft, so that the heat transfer of the filament wafer The difference U effect and the positive retention of thermal energy, which in turn causes the hot and cold end of the thermoelectric wafer to be suitable for ', and thus the thermoelectric conversion efficiency of the thermoelectric wafer is still not ideal; 200937690 Both Buzhen hot fins have a large volume Therefore, it is not conducive to installation and empty [invention] The main reason for comprehension is to make the scaly crystal _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ . Therefore, the present invention provides a thermoelectric energy generator having the effect of improving the thermoelectric conversion efficiency. The sentence is ❹ Ο , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , According to the object and effect disclosed by the present invention, the thermoelectric power device comprises two thermoelectric S-day sheets having a hot end and a cold end, and the cold end and the hot end are on opposite sides; "The hot end is in contact with the scale, the junction, the cold end of the thermoelectric wafer, which has a thinned structure, the purpose and the effect of improving the thermoelectric conversion efficiency, and the thin: 匕: the hot sheet can improve the space utilization rate The thermal energy energy rapid energy storage system disclosed in the present invention comprises a thermoelectric energy generator, which is composed of a thermoelectric wafer and a heat sink and a heat sink, and the heat sink fins are respectively arranged on the thermoelectric system. "without the cold end; an energy storage device for storing the electrical energy generated by the thermoelectric energy generator; and a fast energy storage interface disposed between the thermoelectric energy generator and the energy storage device for rapid The electric energy generated by the thermoelectric energy generator is obtained and quickly transferred to the energy storage device 'wherein a small amount of electric energy can be quickly accumulated to form a large electric energy and in an energy storage device. In the following, according to the object, function and structure configuration of the present invention, a preferred embodiment 200937690 will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. [Embodiment] A thermoelectric energy generator 10 is ordered by a thermoelectric wafer 11 to perform thermoelectric conversion. The thermoelectric chip u has a hot end 12 and a cold end 14, and the cold end 14 is located on the opposite side. The thermoelectric wafer 11 is composed of a complex array of N-type thermoelectric materials and p-type thermoelectric materials. A Ξ Ξ suction sheet is bonded to the hot end 12 of the thermoelectric wafer 11. Further, a sheet of 20-series metal sheet 22 has a heat retaining material 24 on its surface. Ίίΐΐΐ, 溥 type copper or aluminum sheet; the heat retaining material 24 is black light, one side of the heat absorbing sheet 20 is attached to a heat source 4 ,, and _ 24 _ _ _ heat = ^ ^ ^ The production end 12 of the field can be kept at a high temperature. The above-mentioned heat source 疋 _ _ locomotive engine, high-temperature household appliances, or high-heat lamps and so on. The cold end 14 of the thermoelectric wafer 11 attached to the thermoelectric wafer 11 can be quickly guided to a low temperature state. The heat sink 30 comprises a surface-applied sheet-like flexible heat sink 34. However, 33 m New is used as an example to illustrate 'not limited to this, in ί == stealing, the relay 34 can also be a chip type heat dissipation insulation structure can be - the outline is clamped in the second according to the present invention The structural composition, which can be expected to receive the heat energy of the source 40 by the heat absorbing sheet 2 and maintain the thermal power chip at the end 12, can be held at a high temperature and the temperature is not quickly transmitted _ cold end 14 ^, the sheet 30 can quickly dissipate the heat of the cold end 14 to form a temperature ~. Thus, the hot end 12 and the cold end 14 of the thermoelectric wafer U can have a large temperature difference of 200937690, thereby improving the thermoelectric conversion efficiency of the thermoelectric wafer. Please refer to Fig. 2 for the relationship between the temperature difference between the hot and cold ends and the change of the output voltage with time when the thermoelectric energy generator disclosed in the present invention is fixed at a heat and source temperature of 15 (TC). After about 1 minute, the temperature difference between the hot and cold ends of the thermoelectric wafer and the output voltage can be in a stable state. It can be seen that the thermoelectric energy generator disclosed in the present invention can ensure that the hot and cold end of the thermoelectric wafer is stable and has a relatively high temperature. Large temperature difference effect, in turn, can obtain a large and stable voltage output. Ο Refer to Fig. 3, the thermoelectric energy generator of the present invention has different temperature and temperature of different heat sources. The relationship between the voltage of the input and the voltage varies with the temperature of the source and the source. The result shows that as the temperature of the heat source increases, the temperature difference between the hot and cold ends increases, and the output voltage increases. Please refer to '4 ® ' The invention is based on the temperature of the heat source, the temperature difference between the hot and cold end of the thermoelectric crystal, and the thermoelectric conversion efficiency with the increase of the heat source temperature with the heat source temperature. It will also increase with the increase of the temperature difference between the hot and cold ends. 10 From the above, the shaft capacity can be seen that the thermoelectric energy generator is for the deportation of the job, and the reliance on the energy generation, and the Wei source generator, etc. , pn connected to the fan, motor, charger and other energy storage and storage device 1 〇 - fast, the fast energy storage: β constitutes - energy storage system. Noteworthy 70 a storage 1 Φ 〇 can be a super capacitor The device, and (4) Gu Li 0 can 疋 charge the battery. The thermal power _ wrong this device 'for the == device, discharge 200937690 speed discharge, and make Wei · device 7G fast ship. Is your Ο 逮 ^ catch, this" Surface, such as (a) curve, its charging time is faster than not used, and the thief energy storage device is charged, such as (b) curve, the time spent f = many 'so the invention has the secret The preferred embodiment of the present invention and the design of the preferred embodiment are merely examples, and the technical means of the present invention are the following (4) The content of the patent scope === scope and the implementer does not deviate from the fan of the invention. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS Fig. 1 is a schematic view showing the structure of a thermoelectric energy generator of the present invention. Fig. 2 is a diagram showing the temperature difference and output of the thermoelectric wafer at the hot and cold end of the thermoelectric energy generator in the case where the heat source temperature is fixed at 15 (rc). The relationship between voltage and time changes 1 Fig. ', Fig. 3 is the relationship between the temperature difference between the stable cold and hot end of the thermoelectric wafer and the steady output voltage with different sources of the thermoelectric energy generator of the present invention under different heat source temperatures. Fig. 4 Fig. 4 is a diagram showing the relationship between the temperature difference between the stable cold and hot end of the thermoelectric wafer and the thermoelectric conversion efficiency with different heat source temperatures in the case of the thermoelectric energy generator of the present invention at different heat source temperatures. Fox 200937690 The thermoelectric energy source of the present invention The generator directly supplies electrical energy to a battery pack. Figure 6 is a rapid energy storage system material of the present invention. The graph is a graph showing the relationship between the amount of saturation of the output energy of the thermoelectric energy source of the present invention and the energy storage device versus time. Among them, (a) the curve is through the fast energy storage interface; (b) the curve is the charging situation without the fast energy storage interface. [Main component symbol description] Ο
10熱電能源產生器 u熱端 20吸熱片 24保熱材料 32金屬片 342金屬薄片 40熱源 60快速儲能介面 11熱電晶片 14冷端 22金屬片 30散熱片 34散熱器 344、346絕緣膜 50用電裝置 70儲能裝置10 thermoelectric energy generator u hot end 20 heat sink 24 heat retaining material 32 metal sheet 342 metal foil 40 heat source 60 fast energy storage interface 11 thermoelectric wafer 14 cold end 22 metal sheet 30 heat sink 34 heat sink 344, 346 insulating film 50 Electric device 70 energy storage device