Batteries: thermoelectric and photoelectric – Thermoelectric – Peltier effect device
Reexamination Certificate
2007-06-26
2007-06-26
Nguyen, Nam (Department: 1753)
Batteries: thermoelectric and photoelectric
Thermoelectric
Peltier effect device
C136S205000, C136S212000, C062S003200, C062S003700
Reexamination Certificate
active
10413211
ABSTRACT:
A thermoelectric device and method of manufacturing the device, where thermoelectric elements of opposite conductivity type are located on respective opposing sides of a heat source member. Heat sinks are disposed on opposite sides of the thermoelectric elements. Peltier metal contacts are positioned between the thermoelectric elements and each of the heat source member and heat sinks. A plurality of devices may be arranged together in a thermally parallel, electrically series arrangement, or in a thermally parallel, electrically parallel arrangement. The arrangement of the elements allow the direction of current flow through the pairs of elements to be substantially the same as the direction of current flow through the metal contacts.
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