Thermoelectric transducer, a manufacturing method thereof, a cooling device using the same, and a method for controlling the cooling device
US7003962B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 27, 2005 |
| Grant date | Feb 28, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 27, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF25B2321/003
Abstract
A thermoelectric transducer comprising an emitter (1) for emitting electrons according to the action of heat or an electric field, a collector (2) disposed so as to face the emitter (1) and collect electrons emitted from the emitter (1), and an electron transport layer (3) held between the emitter (1) and the collector (2) to serve as a region for transferring the electrons emitted from the emitter (1), the electron transport layer (3) being a porous body having a mixed structure of a vapor phase and a solid phase, the entire solid phase which composes the porous body being composed of an insulating material, and the electrons emitted from the emitter traveling in the vapor phase by applying an electric potential to the collector (2) that is higher than that applied to the emitter (1).
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