Batteries: thermoelectric and photoelectric – Thermoelectric – Processes
Patent
1998-04-30
2000-02-22
Gorgos, Kathryn
Batteries: thermoelectric and photoelectric
Thermoelectric
Processes
136205, H01L 3534
Patent
active
060282630
ABSTRACT:
An apparatus for generating a thermoelectric power and method for driving the same. The disclosed apparatus comprises: a plurality of power generation units, each power generator unit including at least one thermocouple and being capable of mutually generating an equal output voltage; a connection form switch for switching an electrical connection form of each one of the power generator units between a serial connection of the corresponding one of the power generator units to another of the remaining power generator units and a parallel connection thereof to another of the remaining power generator units; a parallel voltage detector for measuring a parallel voltage when the plurality of power generator units are connected in parallel to each other; a connection form detector for determining the connection form of all of the power generator units in one of three forms consisting of a serial connection, a parallel connection, and a combination of the serial and parallel connections, so as to generate a thermoelectric power according to a load connected to the thermoelectric power generating apparatus on the basis of a value of the parallel voltage measured by the parallel voltage measuring block; and a broken wire detector for detecting whether a wire breakage in each of the power generator units occurs.
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Furuya Kenji
Kobayashi Masakazu
Kushibiki Keiko
Shinohara Kazuhiko
Gorgos Kathryn
Nissan Motor Co,. Ltd.
Parsons Thomas H
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