High strength composite thermoelectric cooler and method for making same
US6509520B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 7, 1995 |
| Grant date | Jan 21, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 7, 2015 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH10N10/13
- WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A high-strength, single-staged, composite thermoelectric cooler (18) for stabilizing the temperature of an uncooled, infrared detector (16) comprising a pair of ceramic plates (20, 22), a plurality of thermoelectric elements (24) sandwiched between the plates (20, 22) such that the thermoelectric elements (24) and the ceramic plates (20, 22) define a plurality of chambers (26), and a thermoelectric insulator (28) which substantially fills the chambers (26) inside the thermoelectric cooler (18) forming a high-strength composite structure with the thermoelectric elements (24) and the ceramic plates (20, 22).
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