Component for thermoelectric generator

Purdy, David L

Title: Component for thermoelectric generator

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In a thermoelectric generator, a component comprises a ceramic insulator, having over limited areas thereof, each area corresponding to a terminal end of thermoelectric wires, a coating of a first metal which adheres to the insulator, and an electrical thermoelectric junction including a second metal which wets said first metal and adheres to said terminal ends but does not wet said insulator, and a cloth composed of electrically insulating threads interlaced with thermoelectric wires.

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Purdy, David L ^[1]

Indiana, PA

Publication Date:: Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1977

Research Org.:: Nuclear Materials and Equipment Corp., Apollo, Pa. Energy Conversion Div.

OSTI Identifier:: 862760

Patent Number(s):: US 4006039

Assignee:: ARCO Medical Products Company (Leechburg, PA)

DOE Contract Number:: AT(30-1)-3731

Resource Type:: Patent

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: component; thermoelectric; generator; comprises; ceramic; insulator; limited; corresponding; terminal; wires; coating; metal; adheres; electrical; junction; including; wets; wet; cloth; composed; electrically; insulating; threads; interlaced; ceramic insulator; electric generator; electrically insulating; thermoelectric generator; thermoelectric wires; /136/976/

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