Embodiment
For the purpose, technical scheme and the advantage that make the embodiment of the invention clearer, below in conjunction with the accompanying drawing in the embodiment of the invention, technical scheme in the embodiment of the invention is clearly and completely described, obviously, described embodiment is the present invention's part embodiment, rather than whole embodiment.Based on the embodiment among the present invention, those of ordinary skills belong to the scope of protection of the invention not making the every other embodiment that is obtained under the creative work prerequisite.
Fig. 1 is the structural representation of semiconductor thermo-electric generation apparatus embodiment one of the present invention, and as shown in Figure 1, this device comprises: heat dump 20, radiator 30, semiconductor power-generating chip 40 and booster circuit 50.Wherein, heat dump 20 comprises endothermic section 21 and heat transfer part 22, and described endothermic section 21 is used for contacting with the liquid thermal source, absorbs heat from this liquid thermal source, and described heat transfer part 22 is used to conduct the heat that described absorbent portion 21 absorbs; Radiator 30 is positioned at outside the described liquid thermal source, is arranged on the heat transfer part 22 of described heat dump 20; Semiconductor power-generating chip 40 is between the heat transfer part 22 and described radiator 30 of described heat dump 20, and the hot junction of described semiconductor power-generating chip 40 connects described heat transfer part 22, and the cold junction of described semiconductor power-generating chip 40 connects described radiator 30.Booster circuit 50 links to each other with the voltage output end of semiconductor power-generating chip 40, is used for the magnitude of voltage of semiconductor power-generating chip 40 outputs is carried out boost operations.Booster circuit 50 specifically is to be connected in parallel between the both positive and negative polarity of semiconductor temperature differential generating chip voltage output, and as shown in Figure 1, the magnitude of voltage after booster circuit 50 boosts is used to export to parts to be driven, for example LED.
Booster circuit 50 can be typical DC-DC (DC/DC) change-over circuit, and be preferably voltage boosting and stabilizing circuit, the magnitude of voltage of certain limit of input can be boosted and the voltage stabilizing operation, the magnitude of voltage of output is the magnitude of voltage of constant, and the variation with input voltage value does not change.
When generating electricity, this semiconductor thermo-electric generation apparatus can be arranged at a top that is mounted with the insulation closed container of liquid thermal source and carry out thermo-electric generation.
The described device of present embodiment as thermal source, relies on the thermal capacitance of high-temp liquid to store lot of energy realization thermo-electric generation at liquid internal with high-temp liquid, therefore can realize continuing generating.The technical scheme of present embodiment has been owing to increased booster circuit at voltage output end, thereby the magnitude of voltage of semiconductor power-generating chip output can be improved according to a certain percentage, for parts to be driven provide enough driving voltages.Generally, carry out the situation of semiconductor temperature differential generating with 50~100 ℃ of liquid as thermal source, the voltage range of semiconductor power-generating chip output is about 0.7~3.0V.For parts to be driven is the illuminating lamp of LED, preferably by the ratio of boosting of booster circuit is set, guarantees that the output voltage after boosting is 2~5V.Also can be in concrete the application according to the driving demand setting of other parts to be driven ratio of boosting, and can be by the parameter of booster circuit is set, the magnitude of voltage that output voltage stabilization is being set.
In the present embodiment, the equivalence input internal resistance that booster circuit 50 preferably is set equates with the internal resistance of semiconductor power-generating chip 40.Booster circuit 50 is made of each components and parts usually, with the high-temp liquid is the semiconductor thermo-electric generation apparatus of thermal source, it has bigger internal resistance, therefore, in order to guarantee to distribute to the magnitude of voltage of booster circuit 50, the equivalence input internal resistance of booster circuit 50 is equated with the internal resistance of semiconductor power-generating chip 40.
As shown in Figure 2, structural representation for semiconductor thermo-electric generation apparatus embodiment two of the present invention, in the present embodiment, described semiconductor thermo-electric generation apparatus also further comprises insulation closed container 10, described endothermic section 21 is arranged in the described insulation closed container 10, described heat transfer part 22 is arranged on the sidepiece inwall of described insulation closed container, below describes its operation principle in detail:
Described insulation closed container 10 is used for loading liquid thermal source 13, and wherein, the top of this insulation closed container 10 is provided with liquid injection port 11, is provided with sealing insulation plug 12 in this liquid injection port 11.Particularly, can directly inject hot liquid as described liquid thermal source 13 to the inside of insulation closed container 10 from liquid injection port 11, perhaps also can be earlier inject cold liquid to the inside of insulation closed container 10 from liquid injection port 11, by will this cold liquid be incubated closed container 10 in the chemical substance that presets mix heat release after the formation hot liquid as described liquid thermal source 13.Wherein, described chemical substance has the performance of meeting the water heat release, as NaOH etc.Behind the Generation Liquid body heat source, cover sealing insulation plug 12,, prevent that heat runs off from here to keep the heat insulating ability of insulation closed container 10.
In addition, shown in Fig. 3,4, the bottom of described insulation closed container 10 or side can also further be provided with liquid outlet 14, are used to change described liquid thermal source, and described liquid outlet 14 is provided with tapping switch 15.When the temperature of liquid thermal source is too much because of long-time generating reduces, when opening tapping switch 15, the liquid thermal source 13 in the insulation closed container 10 is discharged, with the liquid thermal source that more renews; When normal power generation, when closing tapping switch 15,, prevent that liquid runs off from here to keep the sealing of insulation closed container 10.
Described heat dump 20 comprises endothermic section 21 and heat transfer part 22, and described endothermic section 21 is arranged at the inside of described insulation closed container 10, contacts with described liquid thermal source 13, and described heat transfer part 22 is arranged on the inwall of described insulation closed container 10.
Described radiator 30 is positioned at the outside of described insulation closed container 10, is arranged on the heat transfer part 22 of described heat dump 20 or on the lateral wall of described insulation closed container 10; Described semiconductor power-generating chip 40 is between the heat transfer part 22 and described radiator 30 of described heat dump 20, and the hot junction of described semiconductor power-generating chip 40 connects described heat transfer part 22, and the cold junction of described semiconductor power-generating chip 40 connects described radiator 30.
When generating electricity, the endothermic section 21 of heat dump 20 absorbs heats from liquid thermal source 13, with the heat transferred that the absorbs hot junction to semiconductor power-generating chip 40, the temperature in hot junction is raise via heat transfer part 22; In addition, radiator 30 and air heat exchange, make the cold junction of semiconductor power-generating chip 40 keep low temperature, thereby between the hot junction of semiconductor power-generating chip 40 and cold junction, form the temperature difference, utilize Seebeck (Seebeck) effect to make 40 generatings of semiconductor power-generating chip, by lead-in wire 41 is set, promptly the electric energy that generates can be drawn use, again with needs for electricity such as satisfied illuminations.
The described device of present embodiment as thermal source, relies on the thermal capacitance of high-temp liquid to store lot of energy realization thermo-electric generation at liquid internal with high-temp liquid, therefore can realize continuing generating.
And, owing to adopt the liquid thermal source, so the described device of present embodiment can carry out integrated moduleization with the liquid thermal source, as shown in Figure 4, can (Light Emitting Diode, be called for short: LED) illuminating lamp connects the charger that also can serve as mobile phone with light-emitting diode.
Fig. 5 is the structural representation of semiconductor thermo-electric generation apparatus embodiment three of the present invention; In Fig. 2, the endothermic section 21 of described heat dump 20 can be heat absorbing sheet or heat absorption strip, extend into the inside of insulation closed container 10.And in the present embodiment, the endothermic section 21 of described heat dump 20 also can be metal courage inwall or localized metallic courage inwall, and promptly the inwall along insulation closed container 10 absorbs heat from liquid thermal source 13.
Because metal courage inwall or localized metallic courage inwall need not to extend into the inside of insulation closed container 10, therefore, when from liquid injection port 11 to the inside of insulation closed container 10 when injecting cold liquid or hot liquid, can directly not produce and impact endothermic section 21, thereby helping avoiding damages, increase the service life and cost low.
Fig. 6 is the structural representation of semiconductor thermo-electric generation apparatus embodiment four of the present invention.
Semiconductor power-generating chip 40 in the foregoing description one described semiconductor thermo-electric generation apparatus is a single-stage semiconductor power-generating chip, in order further to improve performance, as shown in the figure, the described semiconductor power-generating chip 40 of present embodiment is specially cold, the auxilliary semiconductor power-generating chip of the single-stage main semiconductor power-generating chip that the hot junction fits and electricity is connected in series and at least one single-stage, the hot junction of described single-stage main semiconductor power-generating chip connects the heat transfer part 22 of heat dump 20, cold junction is pressed close to the hot junction of the auxilliary semiconductor power-generating chip of a single-stage, the hot junction and the cold junction of the auxilliary semiconductor power-generating chip of each single-stage are connected successively, and the cold junction of the auxilliary semiconductor power-generating chip of terminal single-stage connects described radiator 30.
For convenience of description, a single-stage main semiconductor power-generating chip 43 and the auxilliary semiconductor power-generating chip 42 of single-stage have only been shown among Fig. 6, wherein, the hot junction of described single-stage main semiconductor power-generating chip 43 connects the heat transfer part 22 of described heat dump 20, the hot junction of the auxilliary semiconductor power-generating chip 42 of described single-stage connects the cold junction of single-stage main semiconductor power-generating chip 43, and the cold junction of the auxilliary semiconductor power-generating chip 42 of single-stage connects described radiator 30.
The auxilliary semiconductor power-generating chip of single-stage main semiconductor power-generating chip that is provided with in the present embodiment and single-stage all can utilize Seebeck (Seebeck) effect to generate electricity, and being connected in series through electricity helps having improved output voltage; In addition, the auxilliary semiconductor power-generating chip of described single-stage is except having electricity generate function, can also play a large amount of outputs that the energy that stops the liquid thermal source in the insulation closed container 10 passes through chip, thereby reach the buffering purpose of heat transferred, the energy consumption of avoiding being incubated liquid thermal source in the closed container is scattered and disappeared too fast, keep the bigger temperature difference, prolong generating dutation.
Fig. 7 is the structural representation of semiconductor thermo-electric generation apparatus embodiment five of the present invention.As shown in the figure, the described semiconductor power-generating chip 40 of present embodiment is specially a twin-stage semiconductor power-generating chip 44, and wherein the hot junction of one-level connects the heat transfer part 22 of described heat dump 20, and the cold junction of another grade connects described radiator 30.
This is implemented described device and can reach and the foregoing description four similar techniques effects by twin-stage semiconductor power-generating chip is set, and both can improve output voltage, also can prolong generating dutation.
The embodiment of the invention also provides a kind of illuminating lamp, comprises LED, and the semiconductor thermo-electric generation apparatus that also comprises any embodiment of the present invention and provided, and the voltage output end of this semiconductor power-generating chip links to each other with the voltage input end of illuminating lamp by booster circuit.
Fig. 8 is the theory structure schematic diagram of illuminating lamp embodiment of the present invention, comprises LED60 and semiconductor thermo-electric generation apparatus in this illuminating lamp, and Blast Furnace Top Gas Recovery Turbine Unit (TRT) comprises heat dump, radiator 30, semiconductor power-generating chip and booster circuit 50.Wherein, heat dump comprises endothermic section 21 and heat transfer part 22, and endothermic section 21 is used for contacting with the liquid thermal source, absorbs heat from the high-temp liquid thermal source, and heat transfer part 22 is used to conduct the heat that absorbent portion 21 absorbs; Radiator 30 is positioned at outside the liquid thermal source, is arranged on the heat transfer part 22 of heat dump; The semiconductor power-generating chip is between the heat transfer part 22 and radiator 30 of heat dump, semiconductor power-generating chip in the present embodiment specifically comprises single-stage main semiconductor power-generating chip 43 and the auxilliary semiconductor power-generating chip 42 of single-stage, the hot junction of main semiconductor power-generating chip 43 connects heat transfer part 22, and cold junction connects the hot junction of auxilliary semiconductor chip 42.The cold junction of auxilliary semiconductor power-generating chip 42 connects radiator 30, for example realizes heat radiation by air exchange.Booster circuit 50 links to each other with the voltage output end of semiconductor power-generating chip, is used for the magnitude of voltage of semiconductor power-generating chip output is carried out boost operations, supplies with LED60, and driving LED 60 is lighted.
Adopted semiconductor thermo-electric generation apparatus of the present invention,, can boost to output voltage thus and offer LED again after the control, can guarantee to offer enough driving voltages of LED because booster circuit is connected in parallel between semiconductor power-generating chip and the LED.Can not change significantly owing to the output voltage that the fluid temperature fluctuation causes temperature difference fluctuation to cause.The illuminating lamp of the embodiment of the invention can guarantee the stability of its brightness, and can prolong the time of lighting as far as possible.
It should be noted that at last: above embodiment only in order to technical scheme of the present invention to be described, is not intended to limit; Although with reference to previous embodiment the present invention is had been described in detail, those of ordinary skill in the art is to be understood that: it still can be made amendment to the technical scheme that aforementioned each embodiment put down in writing, and perhaps part technical characterictic wherein is equal to replacement; And these modifications or replacement do not make the essence of appropriate technical solution break away from the spirit and scope of various embodiments of the present invention technical scheme.