Thermoelectric alternators and thermoelectric climate control devices with controlled current flow for motor vehicles
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Oct 28, 2005
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Thermoelectric devices with controlled current flow are provided for motor vehicle applications including but not limited to electrical power generation applications such as thermoelectric alternators, alternator supplements, generators, and battery chargers. Further, thermoelectric devices with controlled current flow are provided for other motor vehicle climate control applications such as air conditioning, cooling, heating, and refrigeration. Thermoelectric devices and systems are disposed between heat sources and heat sinks of a motor vehicle, or between hot surfaces and cooler surfaces of a motor vehicle. For power generation applications, thermoelectric devices convert the temperature gradient between a heat source and a heat sink into electrical energy for the motor vehicle. For climate control applications, thermoelectric devices are driven by electrical current such that thermal energy is transferred between a heat source and a heat sink to provide heating, cooling, or both. Methods related to the above are also provided.
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