WO2012166783A3 - Method of operating thermal and thermoelectric system - Google Patents

Method of operating thermal and thermoelectric system Download PDF

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WO2012166783A3
WO2012166783A3 PCT/US2012/039967 US2012039967W WO2012166783A3 WO 2012166783 A3 WO2012166783 A3 WO 2012166783A3 US 2012039967 W US2012039967 W US 2012039967W WO 2012166783 A3 WO2012166783 A3 WO 2012166783A3
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thermoelectric
absorber
converters
thermally coupled
thermoelectric system
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Kenneth MCENANEY
Bed Poudel
James Christopher Caylor
Jonathan D'ANGELO
Michael Kozlowski
Richard Bradshaw
Yi Ma
Gang Chen
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Gmz Energy Inc.
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H10—SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H10N—ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H10N10/00—Thermoelectric devices comprising a junction of dissimilar materials, i.e. devices exhibiting Seebeck or Peltier effects
    • H10N10/10—Thermoelectric devices comprising a junction of dissimilar materials, i.e. devices exhibiting Seebeck or Peltier effects operating with only the Peltier or Seebeck effects
    • H10N10/13—Thermoelectric devices comprising a junction of dissimilar materials, i.e. devices exhibiting Seebeck or Peltier effects operating with only the Peltier or Seebeck effects characterised by the heat-exchanging means at the junction
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02E—REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
    • Y02E20/00—Combustion technologies with mitigation potential
    • Y02E20/14—Combined heat and power generation [CHP]

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Abstract

Methods and systems of providing power to a user from a thermoelectric and thermal system are provided. The system may include a heat absorber, a plurality of thermoelectric converters with each thermoelectric converter comprising a hot side thermally coupled with the absorber, and a fluid conduit thermally coupled with a cold side of each of the plurality of thermoelectric converters. The absorber, plurality of thermoelectric converters, and fluid conduit may be located within an evacuated enclosure. The method may include selecting a current drawn from the thermoelectric and fluid heating system based on user demand for electric power and heat.
PCT/US2012/039967 2011-05-31 2012-05-30 Method of operating thermal and thermoelectric system WO2012166783A2 (en)

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US20090283124A1 (en) * 2008-05-13 2009-11-19 Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. Method and apparatus for electric power supply using thermoelectric conversion
US20100186794A1 (en) * 2007-05-21 2010-07-29 Gmz Energy ,Inc. Solar thermoelectric and thermal cogeneration
US20110042948A1 (en) * 2006-12-22 2011-02-24 Utc Power Corporation Dummy load for a combined heat and power (chp) system
US20110088755A1 (en) * 2009-10-15 2011-04-21 Robert Sun Mobile solar power generator

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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
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US20110042948A1 (en) * 2006-12-22 2011-02-24 Utc Power Corporation Dummy load for a combined heat and power (chp) system
US20100186794A1 (en) * 2007-05-21 2010-07-29 Gmz Energy ,Inc. Solar thermoelectric and thermal cogeneration
US20090283124A1 (en) * 2008-05-13 2009-11-19 Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. Method and apparatus for electric power supply using thermoelectric conversion
US20110088755A1 (en) * 2009-10-15 2011-04-21 Robert Sun Mobile solar power generator

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