Thermoelectric Conversion System and of Increasing Efficiency of Thermoelectric Conversion System

Number of patents in Portfolio can not be more than 2000

United States of America Patent

APP PUB NO 20080023056A1
SERIAL NO

11596517

Stats

ATTORNEY / AGENT: (SPONSORED)

Importance

Loading Importance Indicators... loading....

Abstract

See full text

The present invention relates to a thermoelectric conversion system for receiving heat by radiation from a heat source and an efficiency improving method of the thermoelectric conversion system, the system including at least one thermoelectric conversion module 5 having at least a pair of thermoelectric elements 2, a heat receiving zone 6 placed not to contact a heat source 3 for receiving heat by radiation from the heat source 3 and a radiating zone 7 positioned on an opposite side to the heat receiving zone 6 and cooled by a coolant 4, generating electric power by a temperature difference between the heat receiving zone 6 and the radiating zone 7, a continuous or divided heat receiving surface 18 formed by one or a plurality of surfaces facing the heat source 3 of the heat receiving zone 6, and each of the heat receiving surface 18 is given a different quantity of heat from the heat source 3, the system comprising the heat receiving surface 18 has a plurality of different emissivities according to the quantity of heat received from the heat source 3.

Loading the Abstract Image... loading....

First Claim

See full text

Family

Loading Family data... loading....

Patent Owner(s)

Patent OwnerAddress
HITACHI POWDERED METALS CO LTD520 MINORIDAI MATSUDO-CHI CHIBA
CENTRAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF ELECTRICAL POWER INDUSTRY6-1 OTEMACHI 1-CHOME CHIYODA-KU TOKYO 100-8126

International Classification(s)

  • [Classification Symbol]
  • [Patents Count]

Inventor(s)

Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Kambe, Mitsuru Tokyo, JP 6 133
Shikata, Hideo Chiba, JP 24 301

Cited Art Landscape

Load Citation

Patent Citation Ranking

Forward Cite Landscape

Load Citation