CH677421A5 - Thermoelectric generator structure using P and N elements - Google Patents
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Abstract
An additional electric conductive layer is applied to the p and/or the n elements (1,2) so as to reduce the electric resistance of the thermogenerator. The first and last elements in the series are connected with surfaces (4) for bonding purposes. The conductive layer and/or the contact surfaces may consist of a metal or an alloy which is soluble with the material of the elements. The substrate may be layered on both sides with thermoelements. The heat flow between the two sources takes place at least partially via the heat bridging layer. Insulating foil may be mounted on the sources so as to reduce thermal loss through the air. The substrate may be rolled up.
Description
Die Erfindung betrifft einen Thermogenerator mit einer warmen und einer kalten Wärmequelle und mit mehreren mit Dünn- oder Dickfilmtechnik auf eine Trägerfolie aufgebrachten Thermoelementen, die aus p und n Gliedern und aus elektrischen Verbindungen bestehen.
Bei der Herstellung von Thermogeneratoren auf eine dünne Unterlage, wie eine Folie, hat sich gezeigt, dass der Einbau der Unterlage zwischen eine kalte und eine warme Wärmequelle einige Probleme in mechanischer und wärmetechnischer Hinsicht stellt. So ist eine mechanische Stabilität und eine optimale Wärmeübertragung zu erreichen. Vor allem bei thermoelektrisch kleinen Leistungen sind diese Probleme von grosser Wichtigkeit.
Die Erfindung, wie sie durch die Merkmale des Patentanspruchs 1 definiert ist, löst diese Probleme und erlaubt auch bei kleinen Leistungen einen guten Wirkungsgrad zu erzielen.
Ein Ausführungsbeispiel der Erfindung ist in den Zeichnungen dargestellt.
Es zeigen:
Fig. 1 einen Aufriss eines Thermogenerators,
Fig. 2 einen Schnitt und
Fig. 3 den Einbau eines Thermogenerators zwischen zwei Wärmequellen.
In der Fig. 1 ist ein Thermogenerator dargestellt. Dabei sind auf eine Unterlage, wie eine Trägerfolie 1, Thermoelemente aus p und n Gliedern 3, 4 und elektrischen Verbindungen 5 mit einer Dünn- oder Dickfilmtechnik aufgetragen. Die Auftragung der Thermoelementglieder 3, 4 sowie der elektrischen Verbindungen 5 kann durch Aufdampfen, Kathodenzerstäubung, Serigraphie oder durch eine andere geeignete Art erfolgen. Über die elektrischen Verbindungen 5 kann eine elektrisch leitende Schicht aufgetragen werden. Diese Schicht dient vor allem dazu, eine einwandfreie elektrische Verbindung zu erhalten, zwischen den einzelnen Thermoelementgliedern 3, 4 und zur Reduktion des totalen elektrischen Widerstandes des Thermogenerators 7. Dadurch kann die elektrische Gesamtleistung erheblich erhöht werden.
Ein weiterer Vorteil dieser Schicht ist eine bessere Wärmekopplung, um den Wärmefluss durch die Thermoelemente zu leiten. Um den Wärmefluss noch besser zu steuern, ist eine zusätzliche Schicht 2 aus Metall vorgesehen, die die elektrischen Verbindungen 5 nicht berührt.
Die Fig. 2 zeigt einen Schnitt durch den Thermogenerator nach Fig. 1. Dabei wurde die zusätzliche Schicht 2 beidseitig der Trägerfolie 1 aufgebracht. Auch die Thermoelementglieder 3, 4 könnte man beidseitig der Trägerfolie 1 auftragen.
Die Fig. 3 stellt einen Schnitt durch einen Thermogenerator dar mit den beiden Wärmequellen 8, 9. Um die Wärmeübertragung zu verbessern, wurden Wärmebrücken 6 zwischen den Wärmequellen 8, 9 und den Thermoelementen aufgetragen. Diese Wärmebrücken sind aus einem Elastomer, das ein wärmeleitendes Pulver enthält. Das Elastomer kann in einem weichen oder ausgehärteten Zustand sein.
Bei einem Thermogenerator sollte möglichst viel Wärme durch die Thermoelementglieder 3, 4 fliessen. Es sind deshalb parallele Wärmeübertragungen möglichst klein zu halten. Um die Wärmeübertragung durch die Luft zu reduzieren, kann man Isolationsfolien 10, 11 auf die beiden Halterungen der Wärmequellen 8, 9 befestigen.
The invention relates to a thermogenerator with a warm and a cold heat source and with several thin or thick film technology applied to a carrier film thermocouples, which consist of p and n elements and electrical connections.
When producing thermal generators on a thin base, such as a film, it has been shown that the installation of the base between a cold and a warm heat source presents some problems in mechanical and thermal engineering terms. Mechanical stability and optimal heat transfer can be achieved in this way. These problems are of great importance, especially for thermoelectrically small outputs.
The invention, as defined by the features of claim 1, solves these problems and allows a good efficiency to be achieved even with small outputs.
An embodiment of the invention is shown in the drawings.
Show it:
1 is an elevation of a thermal generator,
Fig. 2 shows a section and
Fig. 3 shows the installation of a thermal generator between two heat sources.
A thermogenerator is shown in FIG. Thereby, thermocouples made of p and n elements 3, 4 and electrical connections 5 are applied to a base such as a carrier film 1 using a thin or thick film technique. The thermocouple elements 3, 4 and the electrical connections 5 can be applied by vapor deposition, cathode sputtering, serigraphy or by another suitable type. An electrically conductive layer can be applied via the electrical connections 5. This layer mainly serves to obtain a perfect electrical connection between the individual thermocouple elements 3, 4 and to reduce the total electrical resistance of the thermogenerator 7. This allows the total electrical power to be increased considerably.
Another advantage of this layer is better heat coupling to direct the heat flow through the thermocouples. In order to control the heat flow even better, an additional layer 2 of metal is provided which does not touch the electrical connections 5.
FIG. 2 shows a section through the thermogenerator according to FIG. 1. The additional layer 2 was applied on both sides of the carrier film 1. The thermocouple elements 3, 4 could also be applied to the carrier film 1 on both sides.
3 shows a section through a thermogenerator with the two heat sources 8, 9. In order to improve the heat transfer, thermal bridges 6 have been applied between the heat sources 8, 9 and the thermocouples. These thermal bridges are made of an elastomer that contains a heat-conducting powder. The elastomer can be in a soft or cured state.
With a thermogenerator, as much heat as possible should flow through the thermocouple elements 3, 4. Therefore, parallel heat transfers should be kept as small as possible. In order to reduce the heat transfer through the air, insulating foils 10, 11 can be attached to the two holders of the heat sources 8, 9.
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| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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| CH2511/88A CH677421A5 (en) | 1988-07-01 | 1988-07-01 | Thermoelectric generator structure using P and N elements |
| JP1502332A JPH03502859A (en) | 1988-02-22 | 1989-02-18 | thermal generator |
| SU4830816A RU2113035C1 (en) | 1988-02-22 | 1989-02-18 | Thermoelectric generator |
| DE8989902514T DE58904576D1 (en) | 1988-02-22 | 1989-02-18 | THERMOGENERATOR. |
| PCT/EP1989/000152 WO1989007836A1 (en) | 1988-02-22 | 1989-02-18 | Thermogenerator |
| EP89902514A EP0408572B1 (en) | 1988-02-22 | 1989-02-18 | Thermogenerator |
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| US6958443B2 (en) | 2003-05-19 | 2005-10-25 | Applied Digital Solutions | Low power thermoelectric generator |
| US7629531B2 (en) | 2003-05-19 | 2009-12-08 | Digital Angel Corporation | Low power thermoelectric generator |
| US7834263B2 (en) | 2003-12-02 | 2010-11-16 | Battelle Memorial Institute | Thermoelectric power source utilizing ambient energy harvesting for remote sensing and transmitting |
| US8455751B2 (en) | 2003-12-02 | 2013-06-04 | Battelle Memorial Institute | Thermoelectric devices and applications for the same |
| WO2014135600A1 (en) * | 2013-03-06 | 2014-09-12 | O-Flexx Technologies Gmbh | Carrier element and module |
| US9281461B2 (en) | 2003-12-02 | 2016-03-08 | Battelle Memorial Institute | Thermoelectric devices and applications for the same |
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| US6958443B2 (en) | 2003-05-19 | 2005-10-25 | Applied Digital Solutions | Low power thermoelectric generator |
| US7629531B2 (en) | 2003-05-19 | 2009-12-08 | Digital Angel Corporation | Low power thermoelectric generator |
| US8269096B2 (en) | 2003-05-19 | 2012-09-18 | Ingo Stark | Low power thermoelectric generator |
| US7834263B2 (en) | 2003-12-02 | 2010-11-16 | Battelle Memorial Institute | Thermoelectric power source utilizing ambient energy harvesting for remote sensing and transmitting |
| US8455751B2 (en) | 2003-12-02 | 2013-06-04 | Battelle Memorial Institute | Thermoelectric devices and applications for the same |
| US9281461B2 (en) | 2003-12-02 | 2016-03-08 | Battelle Memorial Institute | Thermoelectric devices and applications for the same |
| WO2014135600A1 (en) * | 2013-03-06 | 2014-09-12 | O-Flexx Technologies Gmbh | Carrier element and module |
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