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Title: Thermoelectric module

Abstract

A thermoelectric module containing lead telluride as the thermoelectric mrial is encapsulated as tightly as possible in a stainless steel canister to provide minimum void volume in the canister. The lead telluride thermoelectric elements are pressure-contacted to a tungsten hot strap and metallurgically bonded at the cold junction to iron shoes with a barrier layer of tin telluride between the iron shoe and the p-type lead telluride element.

Inventors:
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Issue Date:
Research Org.:
Battelle Memorial Institute, Columbus, OH (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
US Atomic Energy Commission (AEC)
OSTI Identifier:
863607
Patent Number(s):
4211889
Application Number:
04/761894
Assignee:
United States of America as represented by Department of Energy (Washington, DC)
DOE Contract Number:  
W-7405-ENG-92
Resource Type:
Patent
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: 1968 Sep 16
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
thermoelectric; module; containing; lead; telluride; mrial; encapsulated; tightly; stainless; steel; canister; provide; minimum; void; volume; elements; pressure-contacted; tungsten; hot; strap; metallurgically; bonded; cold; junction; iron; shoes; barrier; layer; shoe; p-type; element; thermoelectric module; thermoelectric element; void volume; stainless steel; barrier layer; electric element; metallurgically bonded; steel canister; containing lead; lead telluride; thermoelectric elements; electric elements; /136/

Citation Formats

Kortier, William E., Mueller, John J., and Eggers, Philip E. Thermoelectric module. United States: N. p., 1980. Web.
Kortier, William E., Mueller, John J., & Eggers, Philip E. Thermoelectric module. United States.
Kortier, William E., Mueller, John J., and Eggers, Philip E. Tue . "Thermoelectric module". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/863607.
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year = {Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1980},
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