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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 16, 2019
Filed:
Oct. 01, 2014
Nissan North America, Inc., Franklin, TN (US);
Ronald Eisenhour, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Nissan North America, Inc., Franklin, TN (US);
Abstract
A power recovery system for a heating, ventilation and air conditioning system of a vehicle includes an air handling system flow path, and a heater core disposed in a first flow path in fluid communication with the air handling system flow path. A heat sink is disposed in a second flow path in fluid communication with the air handling system flow path. A cooling circuit supplies a cooling fluid to the heat sink through the second flow path. A thermoelectric device has a first surface in thermal contact with the heater core and a second surface in thermal contact with the heat sink. The thermoelectric device converts a temperature difference between the first and second surfaces to electrical power.