Thermoelectric device
    1.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US10454013B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-10-22

    申请号:US13678708

    申请日:2012-11-16

    IPC分类号: H01L35/32 H01L35/34 H01L35/08

    摘要: A thermoelectric device, module, and system, and method for and method for making is provided. The thermoelectric device (200) having a first and second elements (202 and 204). The first and second elements (202 and 204) having first and second portions (206 and 208), and third and fourth portions (212 and 214) with first and second regions (210 and 216) connected between the first and second portions (206 and 208) and third and fourth portions (112 and 114), respectively. The first and second portions (206 and 208) and third and fourth portions (112 and 114) are electrically coupled though regions (210 and 216) and with thermal conductance between first and second portions (206 and 208) and third and fourth portions (212 and 214) being inhibited by regions (110 and 116), respectively. Thermoelectric element (203) having first and second electrodes (219, 221), wherein electrode (221) of the thermoelectric element (103) is electrically and thermally coupled to portion (208) and wherein the electrode (119) is electrically and thermally coupled to portion (112).

    INDUCTION HEATING SYSTEM
    3.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20220018602A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-01-20

    申请号:US17305936

    申请日:2021-07-16

    摘要: A thermoelectric element can comprise a thermoelectric body, a first contact, and a second contact structure, wherein the first and/or second contact structure can comprise at least one porous metal structure embedded within an outer region of the thermoelectric body, and at least one metal layer overlying the outer region of the thermoelectric body and being in direct contact with the embedded porous metal structure. A method of making the thermoelectric element can include embedding the at least one porous metal structure within the outer region of the thermoelectric body by induction heating, followed by electroplating of the at least one metal layer.

    THERMOELECTRIC DEVICE AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME
    5.
    发明申请
    THERMOELECTRIC DEVICE AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME 审中-公开
    热电装置及其制造方法

    公开(公告)号:US20140137918A1

    公开(公告)日:2014-05-22

    申请号:US13678708

    申请日:2012-11-16

    IPC分类号: H01L35/32 H01L35/34

    摘要: A thermoelectric device, module, and system, and method for and method for making is provided. The thermoelectric device (200) having a first and second elements (202 and 204). The first and second elements (202 and 204) having first and second portions (206 and 208), and third and fourth portions (212 and 214) with first and second regions (210 and 216) connected between the first and second portions (206 and 208) and third and fourth portions (112 and 114), respectively. The first and second portions (206 and 208) and third and fourth portions (112 and 114) are electrically coupled though regions (210 and 216) and with thermal conductance between first and second portions (206 and 208) and third and fourth portions (212 and 214) being inhibited by regions (110 and 116), respectively. Thermoelectric element (203) having first and second electrodes (219, 221), wherein electrode (221) of the thermoelectric element (103) is electrically and thermally coupled to portion (208) and wherein the electrode (119) is electrically and thermally coupled to portion (112).

    摘要翻译: 提供了热电装置,模块和系统及其制造方法和制造方法。 热电装置(200)具有第一和第二元件(202和204)。 具有第一和第二部分(206和208)的第一和第二元件(202和204)以及连接在第一和第二部分(206)之间的第一和第二区域(210和216)的第三和第四部分(212和214) 和208)和第三和第四部分(112和114)。 第一和第二部分(206和208)以及第三和第四部分(112和114)通过区域(210和216)电耦合并且在第一和第二部分(206和208)之间的热传导以及第三和第四部分 212和214)被区域(110和116)分别抑制。 具有第一和第二电极(219,221)的热电元件(203),其中所述热电元件(103)的电极(221)电和热耦合到部分(208),并且其中所述电极(119)电和热耦合 到部分(112)。

    Solid state energy converter
    6.
    发明授权
    Solid state energy converter 有权
    固态能量转换器

    公开(公告)号:US07569763B2

    公开(公告)日:2009-08-04

    申请号:US11531645

    申请日:2006-09-13

    IPC分类号: H01L35/04 H01L35/32

    摘要: A solid-state energy converter with a semiconductor or semiconductor-metal implementation is provided for conversion of thermal energy to electric energy, or electric energy to refrigeration. In n-type heat-to-electricity embodiments, a highly doped n* emitter region made of a metal or semiconductor injects carriers into an n-type gap region. A p-type layer is positioned between the emitter region and gap region, allowing for discontinuity of corresponding Fermi-levels and forming a potential barrier to sort electrons by energy. Additional p-type layers can optionally be formed on the collector side of the converter. One type of these layers with higher carrier concentration (p*) serves as a blocking layer at the cold side of the converter, and another layer (p**) with carrier concentration close to the gap reduces a thermoelectric back flow component. Ohmic contacts on both sides of the device close the electrical circuit through an external load to convert heat to electricity. In the case of a refrigerator, the external load is substituted by an external power supply.

    摘要翻译: 提供了具有半导体或半导体 - 金属实现的固态能量转换器,用于将热能转换成电能,或将电能转换成制冷。 在n型热电实施例中,由金属或半导体制成的高掺杂n *发射极区将载流子注入n型间隙区。 p型层位于发射极区域和间隙区域之间,允许对应的费米能级的不连续性,并形成潜在的屏障以通过能量对电子进行分类。 额外的p型层可以可选地形成在转换器的集电极侧。 具有较高载流子浓度(p *)的这些层的一种类型在转化器的冷侧用作阻挡层,并且载流子浓度接近间隙的另一层(p **)减小了热电回流分量。 器件两侧的欧姆接触器通过外部负载闭合电路,将热量转换成电。 在冰箱的情况下,外部负载被外部电源代替。