Power generating mechanism that has a duct, heat pipe, or heat sink to efficiently diffuse heat generated by a heat
US6799282B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 23, 2001 |
| Grant date | Sep 28, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 8, 2022 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH10N10/00
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In a power generating mechanism, a heat sink is mounted on a CPU of a notebook PC to diffuse heat generated by the CPU. A Seebeck element module is mounted in the heat sink to cause a large difference in temperature based on heat emitted from the heat sink and ventilation carried out by a fan unit. Electromotive force obtained from the Seebeck element module is used to drive selected components of the notebook PC.
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