Thermoelectric elements

A thermoelectric element includes a body formed of a single thermoelectric material and extending in a first direction along which a thermal gradient is established in thermoelectric operation, wherein the body has at least first and second adjacent sections in the first direction; at least one of t...

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Main Authors Gotsmann Bernd W, Riel Heike E, Karg Siegfried F
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 10.01.2017
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ELECTRICITY
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Summary:A thermoelectric element includes a body formed of a single thermoelectric material and extending in a first direction along which a thermal gradient is established in thermoelectric operation, wherein the body has at least first and second adjacent sections in the first direction; at least one of the sections is subject to stress which is applied to that section substantially all around a central axis of the body in the first direction; and the arrangement is such that the stress results in different strain in the first and second sections producing an energy barrier in the body to enhance thermoelectric operation.
Bibliography:Application Number: US201313966659