Thermoelectric generator for motor vehicle
Abstract
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.
- Inventors:
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- 6121 La Pintra Dr., La Jolla, CA 92037
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Argonne National Laboratory (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)
- 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/
Citation Formats
Bass, John C. Thermoelectric generator for motor vehicle. United States: N. p., 1997.
Web.
Bass, John C. Thermoelectric generator for motor vehicle. United States.
Bass, John C. Tue .
"Thermoelectric generator for motor vehicle". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/870925.
@article{osti_870925,
title = {Thermoelectric generator for motor vehicle},
author = {Bass, John C},
abstractNote = {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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journal = {},
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place = {United States},
year = {Tue Apr 29 00:00:00 EDT 1997},
month = {Tue Apr 29 00:00:00 EDT 1997}
}
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