Spreading thermoelectric coolers
US7825324B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 29, 2006 |
| Grant date | Nov 2, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 28, 2027 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01L2924/0002
- WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus includes a thermoelectric cooler having a first set of one or more metal electrodes, a second set of one or more metal electrodes, and one or more doped semiconductor members. Each member physically joins a corresponding one electrode of the first set to a corresponding one electrode of the second set. Each member has a cross-sectional area that increases along a path from the one metal electrode of the first set to the one metal electrode of the second set.
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