THERMOELECTRIC DEVICE

The disclosed relates to a thermoelectric device for generating electrical currents exploiting the Seebeck effect, more specifically a structural thermoelectric device which can replace a structural component of a body. The structural thermoelectric device can include a first conductor layer, a seco...

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Main Authors HUCKER, MARTYN JOHN, DUNLEAVY, MICHAEL, HAQ, SAJAD, DAVIES, JOSEPH, MAURICE
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
French
German
Published 12.03.2014
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ELECTRICITY
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Summary:The disclosed relates to a thermoelectric device for generating electrical currents exploiting the Seebeck effect, more specifically a structural thermoelectric device which can replace a structural component of a body. The structural thermoelectric device can include a first conductor layer, a second conductor layer and located therebetween a polymer thermocouple layer having a reinforcement formed from a structural support, wherein the internal surface of the support includes at least one layer of at least one conducting polymer. The reinforcement can be is porous material with a plurality of voids, wherein the internal surfaces of the voids are coated with a conducting polymer, which is capable of providing the Peltier effect.
Bibliography:Application Number: EP20120716586