WO2014114950A3 - Thermoelectric generators - Google Patents

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WO2014114950A3
WO2014114950A3 PCT/GB2014/050199 GB2014050199W WO2014114950A3 WO 2014114950 A3 WO2014114950 A3 WO 2014114950A3 GB 2014050199 W GB2014050199 W GB 2014050199W WO 2014114950 A3 WO2014114950 A3 WO 2014114950A3
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teg
thermoelectric generators
thermoelectric
stages
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Kevin Simpson
Andrew Knox
Andrea MONTECUCCO
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European Thermodynamics Limited
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F01—MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; STEAM ENGINES
    • F01N—GAS-FLOW SILENCERS OR EXHAUST APPARATUS FOR MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; GAS-FLOW SILENCERS OR EXHAUST APPARATUS FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES
    • F01N5/00—Exhaust or silencing apparatus combined or associated with devices profiting by exhaust energy
    • F01N5/02—Exhaust or silencing apparatus combined or associated with devices profiting by exhaust energy the devices using heat
    • F01N5/025—Exhaust or silencing apparatus combined or associated with devices profiting by exhaust energy the devices using heat the device being thermoelectric generators
    • 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
    • H10N10/17—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 structure or configuration of the cell or thermocouple forming the device
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H10—SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H10N—ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H10N19/00—Integrated devices, or assemblies of multiple devices, comprising at least one thermoelectric or thermomagnetic element covered by groups H10N10/00 - H10N15/00
    • H10N19/101—Multiple thermocouples connected in a cascade arrangement
    • 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
    • Y02T—CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO TRANSPORTATION
    • Y02T10/00—Road transport of goods or passengers
    • Y02T10/10—Internal combustion engine [ICE] based vehicles
    • Y02T10/12—Improving ICE efficiencies

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  • Combustion & Propulsion (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Control Of Temperature (AREA)
  • Measuring Temperature Or Quantity Of Heat (AREA)

Abstract

A thermoelectric generator (TEG) according to the present invention is described in which the TEG comprises at least two thermoelectric stages (TEG 'A' and TEG 'B') formed of different materials. The thermoelectric stages are thermally in series but electrically independent.
PCT/GB2014/050199 2013-01-25 2014-01-27 Thermoelectric generators WO2014114950A2 (en)

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GB1301335.4A GB2515446A (en) 2013-01-25 2013-01-25 Thermoelectric generators
GB1301335.4 2013-01-25

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US3188240A (en) * 1961-09-11 1965-06-08 Northrop Corp Copper oxide insulation layer for thermoelectric devices
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GB928878A (en) * 1961-03-28 1963-06-19 Licentia Gmbh Improvements relating to thermo-electric cascade arrangements
US3188240A (en) * 1961-09-11 1965-06-08 Northrop Corp Copper oxide insulation layer for thermoelectric devices
WO2005098225A1 (en) * 2004-04-07 2005-10-20 Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha Exhaust heat recovery power generation device and automobile equipped therewith
WO2006113607A2 (en) * 2005-04-18 2006-10-26 Nextreme Thermal Solutions Thermoelectric generators for solar conversion and related systems and methods
US20110113767A1 (en) * 2008-05-15 2011-05-19 Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft Exhaust Gas System for an Internal Combustion Engine

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ANDREA MONTECUCCO ET AL: "Simple, fast and accurate maximum power point tracking converter for thermoelectric generators", ENERGY CONVERSION CONGRESS AND EXPOSITION (ECCE), 2012 IEEE, IEEE, 15 September 2012 (2012-09-15), pages 2777 - 2783, XP032467346, ISBN: 978-1-4673-0802-1, DOI: 10.1109/ECCE.2012.6342530 *

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