Thermoelectric coolers with asymmetric conductance
US9869494B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 20, 2016 |
| Grant date | Jan 16, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 20, 2036 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH10N10/17
- WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A TE cooler wherein the conductance between the peak temperature location and the hot side of the TE couple can be increased in a number of ways. The ways to increase the conductance between the peak temperature location and the hot side of the TE couple include one or more of introducing a thermal conductive/electrically insulating material to fill the voids between legs; modifying the leg geometry with a variable cross-section as a function of distance along the leg; and/or using functionally graded TE materials with varying thermal conductivity.
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