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Apparatus for utilizing waste heat of an internal combustion engine

US10794255B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

GF CASTING SOLUTIONS AG · CH

Inventors

Ilias Papadimitriou · Büttenhardt, CH
Christian Graf · Emmingen-Liptingen, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 19, 2018
Grant date	Oct 6, 2020
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 1, 2039

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY02T10/12
WIPO fieldEnvironmental technology
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

An apparatus for utilizing waste heat of an internal combustion engine includes an exhaust gas manifold and a thermoelectric element. The thermoelectric element is configured to generate an electric voltage as a result of a temperature difference between a side facing away from the exhaust gas manifold and an opposite side. The thermoelectric element is arranged on the exhaust gas manifold. The apparatus additionally includes a cooling element arranged on the thermoelectric element on the side facing away from the exhaust gas manifold. The cooling element has at least one cooling passage configured to provide for the throughflow of a fluid.

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