Thermoelectric structure and use of the thermoelectric structure to form a textile structure
US8383926B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 27, 2007 |
| Grant date | Feb 26, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 8, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
- CPC primaryD10B2403/0114
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The thermoelectric structure is formed by a network of wires oriented substantially in a weft direction of the structure. It comprises first and second conducting wires of different kinds, interwoven to form cold and hot junctions distributed respectively in a top plane and a bottom plane. The junctions are alternately cold and hot along any one conducting wire. The thermoelectric structure comprises at least one high dielectric wire in the top plane, and at least one low dielectric wire in the bottom plane. The dielectric wires are interwoven with the first and second conducting wires so as to keep the top and bottom planes at a distance from one another.
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