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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 25, 2018
Filed:
Jun. 09, 2016
Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;
Han Saem Lee, Seoul, KR;
In Woong Lyo, Suwon-si, KR;
Kyong Hwa Song, Seoul, KR;
Hong Kil Baek, Seoul, KR;
Jin Woo Kwak, Gyeongsan-si, KR;
Gyung Bok Kim, Yongin-si, KR;
Byung Wook Kim, Seongnam-si, KR;
Seung Woo Lee, Seoul, KR;
HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, Seoul, KR;
Abstract
A thermoelectric generating system for a vehicle, the thermoelectric generating system includes an engine for producing power, a thermoelectric module for producing electric energy from thermal energy of an exhaust gas generated by the engine, a purifying device for purifying the exhaust gas generated by the engine, and a controller for driving the thermoelectric module when a temperature of the purifying device arrives at a predetermined operational temperature.