California Institute of Technology

Wayne Phillips

Jean-Pierre Fleurial

Thierry F Caillat

G Jeffrey Snyder

Margaret A Ryan

Elizabeth Kolawa

Alex Borshchevsky

Peter Mueller

Thorsten Kascich

A device for generating power to run an electronic component. The device includes a heat-conducting substrate (composed, e.g., of diamond or another high thermal conductivity material) disposed in thermal contact with a high temperature region. During operation, heat flows from the high temperature region into the heat-conducting substrate, from which the heat flows into the electrical power generator. A thermoelectric material (e.g., a BiTe alloy-based film or other thermoelectric material) is placed in thermal contact with the heat-conducting substrate. A low temperature region is located on the side of the thermoelectric material opposite that of the high temperature region. The thermal gradient generates electrical power and drives an electrical component.

Microfabricated thermoelectric power-generation devices

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Sunland, CA, United States of America

Wayne Phillips