Thermoelectric generator for motor vehicle

Bass, John C

Title: Thermoelectric generator for motor vehicle

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A thermoelectric generator for producing electric power for a motor vehicle from the heat of the exhaust gasses produced by the engine of the motor vehicle. The exhaust gasses pass through a finned heat transfer support structure which has seat positions on its outside surface for the positioning of thermoelectric modules. A good contact cylinder provides a framework from which a spring force can be applied to the thermoelectric modules to hold them in good contact on their seats on the surface of the heat transfer support structure.

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Bass, John C ^[1]

6121 La Pintra Dr., La Jolla, CA 92037

Issue Date:: 1997-04-29

Research Org.:: Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)

OSTI Identifier:: 870925

Patent Number(s):: 5625245

Application Number:: 08/139,311

Assignee:: Bass, John C. (6121 La Pintra Dr., La Jolla, CA 92037)

Patent Classifications (CPCs):: H - ELECTRICITY H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS H01L - SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES

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H - ELECTRICITY H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS H01L - SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES
H01L35/00 - Thermoelectric devices comprising a junction of dissimilar materials, i.e. exhibiting Seebeck or Peltier effect with or without other thermoelectric effects or thermomagnetic effects

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Resource Type:: Patent

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: thermoelectric; generator; motor; vehicle; producing; electric; power; heat; exhaust; gasses; produced; engine; pass; finned; transfer; support; structure; seat; positions; outside; surface; positioning; modules; contact; cylinder; provides; framework; spring; force; applied; hold; seats; thermoelectric module; electric generator; outside surface; motor vehicle; electric power; heat transfer; support structure; exhaust gas; thermoelectric generator; spring force; thermoelectric modules; exhaust gasses; /310/322/

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