Thermoelectric device with Seebeck effect
US12025648B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 14, 2020 |
| Grant date | Jul 2, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 24, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02T10/70
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The invention relates to a porous thermoelectric material (5; 5a, 5b): having, at 20° C. and at atmospheric pressure, a thermal conductivity of less than 100 mW/(m·K) and an electrical conductivity of between 20 S/m and 105 S/m, and comprising a matrix of a thermal insulating material which has a porosity of more than 70%, and which may be filled at least locally with an electrically conductive material (5b), the content of the electrically conductive material being comprised between 0% and 90% by weight of the total weight of the thermal insulating material.
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