Device for recovering and converting heat energy into electrical energy
US9444371B2 · kind B2 · utility
Assignees
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 13, 2013 |
| Grant date | Sep 13, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 20, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH10N30/87
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A device for converting heat energy into electrical energy including cells, the cells including: a first cavity with one wall for contacting a heat source; a second cavity with one wall for contacting a cold source; a primary channel between the first cavity and the second cavity transporting a fluid as liquid drops, the primary channel providing transport of liquid fluid drops from the second cavity to the first cavity; at least one secondary channel between the first cavity and the second cavity transporting the fluid as a gas; a piezoelectric material provided in one of the cavities; and a fluid as a liquid and gas contained within the cell.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.