Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Thermoelectric generator system
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Application No.: US14680402Application Date: 2015-04-07
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Publication No.: US10170677B2Publication Date: 2019-01-01
- Inventor: Tsutomu Kanno , Akihiro Sakai , Kohei Takahashi , Hiromasa Tamaki , Hideo Kusada , Yuka Yamada
- Applicant: Panasonic Corporation
- Applicant Address: JP Osaka
- Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
- Current Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: JP Osaka
- Agency: Renner Otto Boisselle & Sklar, LLP
- Priority: JP2013-048864 20130312
- Main IPC: H01L35/32
- IPC: H01L35/32 ; H01L35/30

Abstract:
A thermoelectric generator system according to the present disclosure includes first and second thermoelectric generator units, each including tubular thermoelectric generators. Each of the generators has a flow path defined by its inner peripheral surface, and generates electromotive force in an axial direction thereof based on a temperature difference between its inner and outer peripheral surfaces. Each unit further includes: a container housing the generators inside; and electrically conductive members providing electrical interconnection for the generators. The container has fluid inlet and outlet ports through which a fluid flows inside, and openings into which the generators are inserted. A buffer vessel is arranged between the first and second units, and has a first opening communicating with the flow paths of the generators in the first unit and a second opening communicating with the flow paths of the generators in the second unit.
Public/Granted literature
- US20150214460A1 THERMOELECTRIC GENERATOR SYSTEM Public/Granted day:2015-07-30
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