Leibniz-Institut Für Festkörper-Und Werkstoffforschung Dresden E.v.

Kai Sellschopp

Sebastian Faehler

Anja Waske

Apparatus and method for converting thermal energy into electric energy, for example, in the automotive industry or geothermal energy. The apparatus and a method convert thermal energy into electric energy with an improved overall output and an increased maximum attainable output that is simple and cost-efficient to produce and use. The apparatus has one or more thermomagnetic generators, which contain at least one first and second thermomagnetic component, at least two components made of hard magnetic material, at least one coil and at least two connecting elements made of magnetic flux-conducting material; The magnetic north poles are connected to one of the two connecting elements made of magnetic flux-conducting material and the magnetic south poles thereof are connected to the other connecting element.

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Hamburg, Germany

Kai Sellschopp