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Thermoelectric generator

US8878418B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 12, 2010
Grant dateNov 4, 2014
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Expiry dateJun 15, 2033

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH10N30/308
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A thermoelectric generator including a membrane maintained by lateral ends and capable of taking a first shape when its temperature reaches a first threshold and a second shape when its temperature reaches a second threshold greater than the first threshold; and mechanism capable of converting the motions and the deformations of the membrane into electricity.

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