Thermoelectric (TE) devices/structures including thermoelectric elements with exposed major surfaces
US9601677B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 15, 2011 |
| Grant date | Mar 21, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 26, 2034 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH10N10/17
Abstract
A thermoelectric structure may include a thermally conductive substrate, and a plurality of thermoelectric elements arranged on a surface of the thermally conductive substrate. Moreover, each thermoelectric element may be non-parallel and non-orthogonal with respect to the surface of the thermally conductive substrate. For example, each of thermoelectric elements may be a planar thermoelectric element, and a plane of each of the thermoelectric elements may be oriented obliquely with respect to the surface of the thermally conductive substrate.
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