JPH07111344A - Thermoelectric power generating device - Google Patents
Thermoelectric power generating deviceInfo
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【０００１】[0001]
【産業上の利用分野】本発明は、ポータブル機器の電源
等に用いられる、熱を電気に変換する機能を有する高効
率な熱電発電素子に関するものである。BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a highly efficient thermoelectric power generation element having a function of converting heat into electricity, which is used as a power source of portable equipment.
【０００２】[0002]
【従来の技術】熱電効果は、温度差をつけると電圧が発
生し、逆に、通電すると温度差が発生するといった性質
を持ち、太陽光や廃熱利用による発電や、通電して局所
部分を冷却し、センサの冷却部や冷蔵庫、除湿機等に使
用されている。なかでも熱電発電は、環境問題がクロー
ズアップされている近年特に注目され、炎、海底、人体
の表面等で生じる温度差を利用した発電も期待されてい
る。それらの発電素子は、従来、ｐ型とｎ型半導体素子
を組み合わせた熱電材料部分と両電極によって構成され
ている。2. Description of the Related Art The thermoelectric effect has the property that a voltage is generated when a temperature difference is applied, and conversely a temperature difference is generated when a current is applied. It is used for cooling and cooling parts of sensors, refrigerators, dehumidifiers, etc. Among them, thermoelectric power generation has been particularly attracting attention in recent years because environmental issues have been highlighted, and it is expected that power generation using temperature difference generated at flame, seabed, human body surface, etc. Conventionally, these power generating elements are composed of a thermoelectric material portion in which p-type and n-type semiconductor elements are combined and both electrodes.
【０００３】熱電発電素子の構成の従来例を図４を用い
て説明する。図４の熱電発電素子は、Ｐ型熱電材料９
と、Ｎ型熱電材料１０と、それら各熱電材料の両側に図
のように取り付けられた金属電極８とによって形成さ
れ、熱電材料９、１０のそれぞれの両端に温度勾配をつ
けると、金属電極８間に電圧が発生する。このような素
子を多数並列することにより、発電に使用することが可
能となる。A conventional example of the structure of a thermoelectric power generating element will be described with reference to FIG. The thermoelectric power generation element of FIG. 4 has a P-type thermoelectric material 9
And the N-type thermoelectric material 10 and the metal electrodes 8 attached to both sides of each of the thermoelectric materials as shown in the figure. When a temperature gradient is applied to both ends of each of the thermoelectric materials 9 and 10, the metal electrode 8 is formed. A voltage is generated between them. By arranging many such elements in parallel, they can be used for power generation.
【０００４】[0004]
【発明が解決しようとする課題】しかしながら、熱電材
料自体の性能が低いため、高いエネルギ変換効率が得ら
れないという制約があり、高いエネルギ変換効率を得る
ためには、材料の熱電性能の向上と並行して、素子の構
成上の改善が必要である。However, since the performance of the thermoelectric material itself is low, there is a constraint that high energy conversion efficiency cannot be obtained. In order to obtain high energy conversion efficiency, it is necessary to improve the thermoelectric performance of the material. In parallel, improvements in the device structure are needed.
【０００５】これについては以下のような例がこれまで
提案されている。すなわち、多孔性熱電材料内部に燃料
ガスを通し、熱電材料の高温側で燃焼させることを特徴
とする熱電発電素子である。このような構成の場合、熱
電材料低温側は燃料ガスの顕熱による冷却が起こり、燃
料ガスの燃焼部である高温側との温度差が増大するた
め、エネルギ変換効率の向上が期待される。この変換効
率をさらに高めるためには、熱電材料低温側でより効率
の高い冷却を行うことや、燃料を熱電材料表面に近い位
置でかつ安定に燃焼させることが必要である。また、熱
電材料の高温側表面で発生する燃焼や集電のロスを減少
させるために、材料内部の燃料の流動状態を制御した
り、集電部分である熱電材料表面の強度や導電性を大き
くすることが必要である。The following examples have been proposed so far. That is, the thermoelectric power generation element is characterized in that the fuel gas is passed through the inside of the porous thermoelectric material and is burned on the high temperature side of the thermoelectric material. In the case of such a configuration, cooling on the low temperature side of the thermoelectric material occurs due to sensible heat of the fuel gas, and the temperature difference with the high temperature side, which is the combustion portion of the fuel gas, increases, so that improvement in energy conversion efficiency is expected. In order to further improve the conversion efficiency, it is necessary to perform more efficient cooling on the low temperature side of the thermoelectric material and to burn the fuel stably at a position close to the surface of the thermoelectric material. In addition, in order to reduce the loss of combustion and current collection that occurs on the high temperature side surface of the thermoelectric material, the flow state of the fuel inside the material is controlled, and the strength and conductivity of the thermoelectric material surface, which is the current collecting part, are increased. It is necessary to.
【０００６】本発明は、これらの課題を解決し、より一
層高いエネルギ変換効率を持つ熱電発電素子の提供を目
的とする。An object of the present invention is to solve these problems and to provide a thermoelectric power generation element having higher energy conversion efficiency.
【０００７】[0007]
【課題を解決するための手段】本発明による熱電発電素
子は、ガス状または液体の燃料の熱電材料表面での燃焼
を利用した高効率な発電素子であり、液体燃料の気化熱
で熱電材料の低温側を冷却することを特徴とする、また
は燃料を熱電材料高温側表面で触媒燃焼させることを特
徴とする。あるいはまたは性質の異なる二層以上の構造
を有する熱電材料を用いることを特徴とするものであ
る。The thermoelectric power generation element according to the present invention is a highly efficient power generation element that utilizes combustion of a gaseous or liquid fuel on the surface of the thermoelectric material. It is characterized in that the low temperature side is cooled, or that the fuel is catalytically burned on the high temperature side surface of the thermoelectric material. Alternatively, a thermoelectric material having a structure of two or more layers having different properties is used.
【０００８】[0008]
【作用】上記のような構成の本発明では、熱電材料低温
側の気化熱による冷却または高温側の触媒燃焼によっ
て、熱電材料両端の温度差を増大することができ、従来
よりエネルギ変換効率の高い熱電発電素子を、従来の熱
電材料の性能のままで製造することが可能となる。In the present invention having the above-mentioned structure, the temperature difference between the both ends of the thermoelectric material can be increased by cooling by the heat of vaporization on the low temperature side of the thermoelectric material or by catalytic combustion on the high temperature side. It is possible to manufacture the thermoelectric power generation element with the performance of the conventional thermoelectric material.
【０００９】また、充填率や導電率等の性質の異なる熱
電材料を組み合わせて多層構造にすることにより、材料
内部の気液界面の位置や燃料ガスの流量を制御したり、
集電部分である熱電材料表面の強度や導電性を大きくす
ることができ、ロスの少ない、長時間使用可能な熱電発
電素子を製造することが可能となる。Further, by combining thermoelectric materials having different properties such as filling rate and conductivity to form a multilayer structure, the position of the gas-liquid interface inside the material and the flow rate of fuel gas can be controlled,
It is possible to increase the strength and conductivity of the surface of the thermoelectric material that is the current collecting portion, and it is possible to manufacture a thermoelectric power generation element that has little loss and can be used for a long time.
【００１０】[0010]
（実施例１）本発明の第１の実施例について、図１を参
照しながら説明する。(Embodiment 1) A first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.
【００１１】図１において、本実施例の熱電発電素子
は、円筒形のセラミック容器２０内部に構成されてい
る。すなわち、セラミック容器２０内の片側には熱電材
料２が配置され、この熱電材料２はバルク状のＭｎ添加
のＦｅＳｉ2熱電材料であり、さらに、熱電材料２の表
裏にはそれぞれ金属電極１が設置されている。また、セ
ラミック容器２０の内の中央の熱電材料２の低温側に
は、アルミナ製の多孔性セラミック３が配置されてい
る。さらに、セラミック容器２０の反対側スペースに
は、エタノールからなる液体燃料４が貯められている。
多孔性セラミック３の表裏は、熱電材料２の低温側表面
と液体燃料４に接触するように構成されている。In FIG. 1, the thermoelectric power generating element of this embodiment is constructed inside a cylindrical ceramic container 20. That is, the thermoelectric material 2 is arranged on one side in the ceramic container 20, and the thermoelectric material 2 is a bulk Mn-added FeSi 2 thermoelectric material. Further, the metal electrodes 1 are installed on the front and back of the thermoelectric material 2, respectively. Has been done. A porous ceramic 3 made of alumina is arranged on the low temperature side of the thermoelectric material 2 in the center of the ceramic container 20. Further, in the space on the opposite side of the ceramic container 20, the liquid fuel 4 made of ethanol is stored.
The front and back surfaces of the porous ceramic 3 are configured to contact the low temperature side surface of the thermoelectric material 2 and the liquid fuel 4.
【００１２】以上のように構成された熱電発電素子につ
いて、図１を用いてその動作を説明する。The operation of the thermoelectric power generating element configured as described above will be described with reference to FIG.
【００１３】まず、図１の熱電発電素子に供給された液
体燃料４は、多孔性セラミック３を介して、熱電材料２
の内部を低温側表面から通過する。液体燃料４は熱電材
料２の内部で気化し、熱電材料２の高温側に送り込まれ
る。このエタノール蒸気を熱電材料２の高温側表面Ａで
燃焼させる。この燃焼によって、高温側の温度を300度
程度に保ち、かつ熱電材料２内部の液体エタノールを気
化し続けることができる。また、このメニスカス（気液
界面）Ｂでエタノールの気化熱により、熱電材料２の低
温側を冷却することができる。この冷却方法は、従来の
燃料ガスの顕熱を利用する方法と比べて冷却能力が高
く、また本実施例では低温側表面の温度がエタノールの
沸点である78度より上がることはない。このように、熱
電材料２の表裏に発生する温度差は従来より大きくな
り、高温側と低温側表面にそれぞれ設置された金属電極
１間により大きな電圧を発生させることが可能となる。First, the liquid fuel 4 supplied to the thermoelectric power generating element of FIG. 1 passes through the porous ceramic 3 and the thermoelectric material 2
Passes through the inside of the cold side surface. The liquid fuel 4 is vaporized inside the thermoelectric material 2 and is sent to the high temperature side of the thermoelectric material 2. This ethanol vapor is burned on the high temperature side surface A of the thermoelectric material 2. By this combustion, the temperature on the high temperature side can be maintained at about 300 degrees and the liquid ethanol inside the thermoelectric material 2 can be continuously vaporized. Further, the low temperature side of the thermoelectric material 2 can be cooled by the heat of vaporization of ethanol at the meniscus (gas-liquid interface) B. This cooling method has a higher cooling capacity than the conventional method that uses the sensible heat of the fuel gas, and in this embodiment, the temperature of the low temperature side surface does not rise above the boiling point of ethanol of 78 degrees. As described above, the temperature difference generated between the front and back of the thermoelectric material 2 becomes larger than in the conventional case, and it becomes possible to generate a larger voltage between the metal electrodes 1 respectively installed on the high temperature side surface and the low temperature side surface.
【００１４】以上のように本実施例によれば、熱電材料
の低温側で気化熱による冷却を行うことにより、熱電材
料の表裏に発生する温度差が増大し、従来よりもさらに
エネルギ変換効率の高い発電を行うことが可能である。As described above, according to this embodiment, since the thermoelectric material is cooled by the heat of vaporization on the low temperature side, the temperature difference generated between the front and back of the thermoelectric material is increased, and the energy conversion efficiency is further improved as compared with the conventional case. It is possible to generate high power.
【００１５】なお、熱電材料２として、ＦｅＳｉ2系以
外に、Ｓｉ−Ｇｅ系、ＳｉＣ系等の他の熱電変換材料を
使用してもよい。また液体燃料４として、アルコール以
外にベンジン、石油等を用いることもできる。熱電材料
２の高温側の金属電極１は網目状に設置することが望ま
しい。As the thermoelectric material 2, other thermoelectric conversion materials such as Si-Ge system and SiC system may be used in addition to the FeSi 2 system. In addition to alcohol, benzine, petroleum, or the like can be used as the liquid fuel 4. The metal electrode 1 on the high temperature side of the thermoelectric material 2 is preferably installed in a mesh shape.
【００１６】（実施例２）本発明の第３の実施例につい
て、図２を参照しながら説明する。(Embodiment 2) A third embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.
【００１７】図２において、Ｍｎ添加のＦｅＳｉ2熱電
材料２と金属電極１と多孔性セラミック３と液体燃料４
が図１と同様に構成されているが、図２ではさらに、熱
電材料２の高温側の表面に触媒５として活性アルミナ担
持白金触媒が設置されている。触媒５の表面Ｃには金属
電極１が網目状に設置されている。In FIG. 2, a FeSi 2 thermoelectric material 2 containing Mn, a metal electrode 1, a porous ceramic 3 and a liquid fuel 4 are shown.
2 has the same structure as in FIG. 1, but in FIG. 2, an activated alumina-supported platinum catalyst is installed as the catalyst 5 on the surface of the thermoelectric material 2 on the high temperature side. On the surface C of the catalyst 5, the metal electrodes 1 are installed in a mesh shape.
【００１８】このような構成では、熱電材料２の高温側
表面に送り込まれたエタノール蒸気を、触媒５によっ
て、材料表面に近い位置で安定に燃焼させることができ
る。そのため、本実施例の高温側表面の温度を、触媒を
用いない場合よりも高く保つことができる。また、触媒
燃焼を行えば、燃焼に必要な燃料の量が減少するため、
発電の効率アップにつながる。With such a configuration, the ethanol vapor sent to the high temperature side surface of the thermoelectric material 2 can be stably burned by the catalyst 5 at a position close to the material surface. Therefore, the temperature of the high temperature side surface of the present embodiment can be kept higher than in the case where no catalyst is used. In addition, catalytic combustion reduces the amount of fuel required for combustion,
This leads to an increase in power generation efficiency.
【００１９】以上のように本実施例によれば、熱電材料
の高温側で液体燃料４の触媒燃焼を行うことにより、熱
電材料の表裏に発生する温度差が増大し、従来よりもさ
らにエネルギ変換効率の高い発電を行うことが可能であ
る。As described above, according to the present embodiment, the catalytic combustion of the liquid fuel 4 on the high temperature side of the thermoelectric material increases the temperature difference between the front and back of the thermoelectric material, resulting in a further energy conversion. It is possible to generate power with high efficiency.
【００２０】なお、熱電材料２として、ＦｅＳｉ2系以
外に、Ｓｉ−Ｇｅ系、ＳｉＣ系等の熱電変換材料を使用
してもよい。また液体燃料４として、アルコール以外に
ベンジン、石油等を用いることもできるのはもちろんで
あるが、液体燃料４の代わりに、プロパンと酸素の混合
ガス等の気体燃料を用いることも可能である。この場
合、熱電材料の低温側は、燃料ガスの顕熱で冷却される
が、低温側、高温側とも本実施例より高温となるため、
より高温性の熱電材料が必要である。As the thermoelectric material 2, a thermoelectric conversion material such as Si-Ge system or SiC system may be used in addition to the FeSi 2 system. In addition to alcohol, benzine, petroleum, or the like can be used as the liquid fuel 4, but a gaseous fuel such as a mixed gas of propane and oxygen can be used instead of the liquid fuel 4. In this case, the low temperature side of the thermoelectric material is cooled by the sensible heat of the fuel gas, but since both the low temperature side and the high temperature side are higher in temperature than this embodiment,
Higher temperature thermoelectric materials are needed.
【００２１】（実施例３）本発明の第３の実施例につい
て、図３を参照しながら説明する。(Embodiment 3) A third embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.
【００２２】図３において、Ｍｎ添加のＦｅＳｉ2熱電
材料２と金属電極１と多孔性セラミック３と液体燃料４
が図２と同様に構成されているが、図３で用いる熱電材
料２はＦｅＳｉ2の二層構造であり、高温側は高密度層
５、低温側は充填率50％以下の多孔質層６によって形成
されている。In FIG. 3, a FeSi 2 thermoelectric material 2 containing Mn, a metal electrode 1, a porous ceramic 3 and a liquid fuel 4 are shown.
2 has the same structure as in FIG. 2, but the thermoelectric material 2 used in FIG. 3 has a two-layer structure of FeSi 2 , and the high temperature side is a high density layer 5, and the low temperature side is a porous layer 6 with a filling rate of 50% or less. Is formed by.
【００２３】このような構成では、熱電材料２の多孔質
層６内部を通過する液体燃料４は、多孔質層６と高密度
層５の境界面Ｂで気化され、エタノール蒸気となって高
密度層５内部を通過し、高温側表面で燃焼する。そのた
め、熱電材料２内部のメニスカス（気液界面）Ｂの位置
を固定することができ、高温側表面の燃焼を安定でかつ
効率的に行うことが可能となる。また、充填の状態によ
って燃料の流量を調節することもできる。なお、本実施
例では熱電材料は２層であったが、３層以上でもかまわ
ない。In such a structure, the liquid fuel 4 passing through the inside of the porous layer 6 of the thermoelectric material 2 is vaporized at the boundary surface B between the porous layer 6 and the high density layer 5 to become ethanol vapor and has a high density. It passes through the inside of layer 5 and burns on the hot side surface. Therefore, the position of the meniscus (gas-liquid interface) B inside the thermoelectric material 2 can be fixed, and combustion on the high temperature side surface can be performed stably and efficiently. Also, the flow rate of fuel can be adjusted depending on the filling state. Although the thermoelectric material has two layers in this embodiment, it may have three or more layers.
【００２４】以上のように本実施例によれば、充填率の
異なる多層構造を有する熱電材料を用いて、熱電材料内
部を通過する燃料の流量やメニスカスの位置等、燃料の
流動状態を制御することにより、より効率的な燃焼を行
うことができるため、従来よりエネルギ変換効率の高い
発電を行うことが可能である。As described above, according to the present embodiment, the flow state of the fuel such as the flow rate of the fuel passing through the inside of the thermoelectric material and the position of the meniscus is controlled by using the thermoelectric material having the multi-layer structure having different filling rates. As a result, more efficient combustion can be performed, and thus power generation with higher energy conversion efficiency than in the past can be performed.
【００２５】なお、熱電材料２の多層構造を利用した燃
料の流動状態の制御以外に、高密度層によって、電極の
取付部等の強度を大きくすることもできる。In addition to controlling the flow state of the fuel by utilizing the multilayer structure of the thermoelectric material 2, the strength of the electrode mounting portion and the like can be increased by the high density layer.
【００２６】また、液体燃料４の代わりに気体燃料を用
いる場合、細孔の形状等の粒子構造の異なる多層構造を
持つ多孔性熱電材料２を用いて、気体燃料の流れを制御
することもできる。When a gas fuel is used instead of the liquid fuel 4, the flow of the gas fuel can be controlled by using the porous thermoelectric material 2 having a multi-layer structure having different particle structures such as the shape of pores. .
【００２７】また、導電性の高い層を表面側に持つ熱電
材料２を用いて集電の効率を高めることも可能である。
この方法は、集電部分が燃焼面である高温側に特に有用
である。It is also possible to increase the efficiency of current collection by using the thermoelectric material 2 having a highly conductive layer on the surface side.
This method is particularly useful on the high temperature side where the current collecting portion is the combustion surface.
【００２８】[0028]
【発明の効果】以上述べたところから明らかなように、
本発明は、液体燃料の気化熱で熱電材料の低温側を冷却
する、または燃料を熱電材料高温側表面で触媒燃焼させ
ることにより、熱電材料両端の温度差を増大することが
でき、従来よりエネルギ変換効率の高い熱電発電素子
を、従来の熱電材料の性能のままで製造することが可能
となる。As is apparent from the above description,
The present invention can increase the temperature difference between both ends of the thermoelectric material by cooling the low temperature side of the thermoelectric material by the heat of vaporization of the liquid fuel, or by catalytically burning the fuel on the high temperature side surface of the thermoelectric material, which is more energy efficient than before. It is possible to manufacture a thermoelectric power generation element with high conversion efficiency while maintaining the performance of conventional thermoelectric materials.
【００２９】また、性質の異なる二層以上の構造を有す
る熱電材料を用いることにより、材料内部の燃料の流動
状態を制御したり、集電部分である熱電材料表面の強度
や導電性を大きくすることができ、ロスの少ない、長時
間使用可能な熱電発電素子を製造することが可能とな
る。Further, by using a thermoelectric material having a structure of two or more layers having different properties, it is possible to control the flow state of the fuel inside the material and to increase the strength and conductivity of the surface of the thermoelectric material which is the current collecting portion. Therefore, it is possible to manufacture a thermoelectric power generation element that can be used for a long time with less loss.
【図１】本発明の第１の実施例における、液体燃料の気
化熱による冷却を利用した熱電発電素子の構成図FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a thermoelectric power generation element that utilizes cooling by heat of vaporization of a liquid fuel according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
【図２】本発明の第２の実施例における、触媒燃焼を利
用した熱電発電素子の構成図FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram of a thermoelectric power generation element using catalytic combustion according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
【図３】本発明の第３の実施例における、性質の異なる
二層以上の構造を有する熱電材料を用いた熱電発電素子
の構成図FIG. 3 is a configuration diagram of a thermoelectric power generation element using a thermoelectric material having a structure of two or more layers having different properties according to a third embodiment of the present invention.
【図４】従来の熱電発電素子の構成図FIG. 4 is a block diagram of a conventional thermoelectric generator
１ 金属電極 ２ 熱電材料 ３ 多孔性セラミック ４ 液体燃料 ５ 触媒 ６ 高密度層 ７ 多孔質層 ８ 金属電極 ９ Ｐ型熱電材料 １０ Ｎ型熱電材料 1 Metal Electrode 2 Thermoelectric Material 3 Porous Ceramics 4 Liquid Fuel 5 Catalyst 6 High Density Layer 7 Porous Layer 8 Metal Electrode 9 P-Type Thermoelectric Material 10 N-Type Thermoelectric Material
───────────────────────────────────────────────────── フロントページの続き (72)発明者 山本 義明 大阪府門真市大字門真1006番地 松下電器 産業株式会社内 (72)発明者 保坂 正人 大阪府門真市大字門真1006番地 松下電器 産業株式会社内 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continued Front Page (72) Inventor Yoshiaki Yamamoto 1006 Kadoma, Kadoma City, Osaka Prefecture Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. (72) Masato Hosaka, 1006 Kadoma, Kadoma City, Osaka Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
Claims (4)
前記熱電材料の低温側は液体燃料の気化熱で冷却され、
気化した前記燃料が前記熱電材料の高温側表面で燃焼す
ることを特徴とする熱電発電素子。1. A thermoelectric material, and electrodes sandwiching the thermoelectric material,
The low temperature side of the thermoelectric material is cooled by the heat of vaporization of the liquid fuel,
A thermoelectric power generation element, wherein the vaporized fuel burns on the surface of the thermoelectric material on the high temperature side.
ることを特徴とする請求項１記載の熱電発電素子。2. The thermoelectric power generating element according to claim 1, wherein the fuel passes through the inside of the porous thermoelectric material.
前記熱電材料内部に液体またはガス状の燃料が通され、
また前記熱電材料の高温側表面で前記燃料が触媒燃焼す
ることを特徴とする熱電発電素子。3. A thermoelectric material and electrodes sandwiching the thermoelectric material,
Liquid or gaseous fuel is passed inside the thermoelectric material,
Further, the thermoelectric power generation element is characterized in that the fuel is catalytically burned on the high temperature side surface of the thermoelectric material.
電材料と、それを挟む電極とを備え、前記熱電材料内部
に、液体またはガス状の燃料が通され、また、前記熱電
材料の高温側表面で前記燃料が燃焼することを特徴とす
る熱電発電素子。4. A thermoelectric material having a structure of two or more layers having different properties and electrodes sandwiching the structure, a liquid or gaseous fuel is passed through the inside of the thermoelectric material, and the thermoelectric material has a high temperature. A thermoelectric power generation element, wherein the fuel burns on a side surface.
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