Thermoelectric device
US6222243A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 23, 1999 |
| Grant date | Apr 24, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 23, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH10N10/01
Abstract
A thermoelectric device comprises a pair of substrates each having a surface, P-type and N-type thermoelectric material chips interposed between the pair of substrates, electrodes disposed on the surface of each substrate and connecting adjacent P-type and N-type thermoelectric material chips to each other, and support elements disposed over the surface of each of the substrates for supporting and aligning the thermoelectric material chips on the respective electrodes and between the pair of substrates. Each of the thermoelectric material chips has a first distal end connected to one of the electrodes of one of the substrates and a second distal end connected to one of the electrodes of the other of the substrates. The adjacent P-type and N-type thermoelectric material chips connected by the electrodes are interposed between the pair of substrates such that a line connecting centers of the adjacent P-type and N-type thermoelectric material chips is coincident with a diagonal of each of the adjacent P-type and N-type thermoelectric material chips.
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