Compliant thermoelectric converter

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1986-12-19

1989-02-07

Jordan, Charles T.

Batteries: thermoelectric and photoelectric

Thermoelectric

Electric power generator

136202, 136212, 136292, H01L 3504

Patent

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048029297

ABSTRACT:
The present invention provides a thermoelectric converter including a series of thermoelectric cells bonded to a hot surface and to a waste heat conductor. The heat conductor is in turn bonded to cooling pipes which have corrugations to prevent the build up of thermal stresses in one direction. Thermal stress is avoided in a second direction, perpendicular to the first, by having spaces located between the thermoelectric cells. The converter can be folded into a compact configuration and is applicable to satellite power systems.

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patent: 3325312 (1967-06-01), Sonntag
patent: 3607444 (1971-09-01), DeBucs
patent: 3833428 (1974-09-01), Snyder et al.
patent: 3931532 (1976-01-01), Byrd
patent: 3989547 (1976-11-01), Purdy et al.
patent: 4204882 (1980-05-01), Howell
patent: 4497973 (1985-02-01), Heath et al.

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