Method and apparatus for generating electricity using ambient heat
US8157438B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 10, 2010 |
| Grant date | Apr 17, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 14, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02E10/10
- WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A thermopile, utilizing the Seebeck effect, is placed into a blackbody cavity or other ambient heat source, where the hot junctions are inside the heat source, and the cold junctions are outside the heat source, and thereby produces a voltage.
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