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Title: Method and apparatus of enhanced thermoelectric cooling and power conversion

Patent ·
OSTI ID:1478654
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Methods and apparatus for removing heat from an object for the purpose of cooling or for the purpose of generating electrical power are disclosed. In an embodiment, at least two field-effect transistors (FETs) are operated under inversion. While the FETs are being operated, heat is conducted from the object through body portions of said FETs to an element configured for dissipating the conducted heat.

Research Organization:
Sandia National Laboratories (SNL), Albuquerque, NM, and Livermore, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
AC04-94AL85000
Assignee:
National Technology & Engineering Solutions of Sandia, LLC (Albuquerque, NM); Los Alamos National Security, LLC (Los Alamos, NM)
Patent Number(s):
10,072,879
Application Number:
14/691,441
OSTI ID:
1478654
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: 2015 Apr 20
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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