Modulatable thermoelectric device

US8962969B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES · FR

Inventors

• Guillaume Savelli · Grenoble, FR
• Philippe Coronel · Barraux, FR
• Marc Plissonnier · Eybens, FR

Key dates

• Filing date: May 3, 2011
• Grant date: Feb 24, 2015
• Expiry date: May 3, 2031

Classification

• Technology area (CPC H): Electricity
• CPC primary: H10N19/101

Abstract

A thermoelectric device includes first and second legs extending continuously between first and second heat sources. The first and second legs respectively include first and second conducting elements and third and fourth conducting elements. The first and third conducting elements are adjacent and separated by an insulator. The second and fourth conducting elements are adjacent and separated by an insulator. The device also includes selection means enabling formation of a first thermocouple from the first and second conducting elements and formation of a second thermocouple from the third and fourth conducting elements.