Thermoelectric module with thin film substrates
US6410971B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 29, 2001 |
| Grant date | Jun 25, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 29, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH10N10/17
Abstract
A flexible thermoelectric module having a pair of flexible substrates, a plurality of electrically conductive contacts on one side of each of the flexible substrates, and a plurality of P-type and N-type thermoelectric elements electrically connected between opposing sides of the pair of flexible substrates having the plurality of conductive contacts where the plurality of conductive contacts connect adjacent P-type and N-type elements to each other in series and where each of the P-type and N-type elements has a first end connected to one of the plurality of conductive contacts of one of the substrates and a second end connected to one of the plurality of electrical contacts of the other of the substrates.
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