WO2012064595A3 - Getter self-heating device - Google Patents

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WO2012064595A3
WO2012064595A3 PCT/US2011/059281 US2011059281W WO2012064595A3 WO 2012064595 A3 WO2012064595 A3 WO 2012064595A3 US 2011059281 W US2011059281 W US 2011059281W WO 2012064595 A3 WO2012064595 A3 WO 2012064595A3
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getter
solar energy
energy generation
self
heating device
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Aaron Bent
Bed Poudel
James Christopher Caylor
Philip Liu
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Gmz Energy Inc.
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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
    • H10N10/10—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

Various embodiments provide devices for more efficient thermoelectric conversion by including a getter within a solar energy generation module. Solar energy generation modules may function in the vacuum of an evacuated enclosure to promote efficiency. A getter may improve the quality of the vacuum and thereby improve the efficiency of the solar energy generation module. A getter is more effective at improving vacuums if the getter is heated. Therefore, in various embodiments the getter may be thermally coupled with a heat absorber.
PCT/US2011/059281 2010-11-11 2011-11-04 Getter self-heating device WO2012064595A2 (en)

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