Energy supply

US11018074B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• WITTENSTEIN SE · DE

Inventors

• Jurgen Schuster · Munich, DE
• Rolf Hoffmann · Steinheim, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Mar 28, 2019
• Grant date: May 25, 2021
• Expiry date: Jun 28, 2039

Classification

• Technology area (CPC H): Electricity
• CPC primary: H10N10/17
• WIPO field: Semiconductors
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

Apparatus for providing electrical energy, in particular for providing electrical energy from a heat flow originating from an electric motor, including a first component part, a second component part, wherein a Peltier element is arranged between the first component part and the second component part, said Peltier element being at least partially surrounded by a layer of insulation provided between the first component part and the second component part, with the result that the Peltier element forms a thermal bridge between the first and the second component parts, and wherein the first and the second component parts are selected from the following group: gear mechanism, motor and adapter plate.