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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 13, 2020
Filed:
Jul. 07, 2016
Mahle International Gmbh, Stuttgart, DE;
Juergen Gruenwald, Ludwigsburg, DE;
Christian Heneka, Karlsruhe, DE;
Dirk Neumeister, Stuttgart, DE;
Mahle International GmbH, , DE;
Abstract
A Peltier element for a thermoelectric heat exchanger may include n-doped n-type semiconductors, p-doped p-type semiconductors, and a plate structure for electrically contacting the semiconductors. The plate structure may include first plate sections and second plate sections, which may be alternately arranged along an extension of the Peltier element. The first plate sections may form a first side of the Peltier element, and the second plate sections may form a second side of the Peltier element, the second side being spaced from the first side. The plate structure may further include a plurality of legs. Each leg may interconnect adjacent first and second plate sections and may extend inclined relative to the adjacent first and second plate sections. An n-type semiconductor and a p-type semiconductor may be alternately integrated in the legs along the plate structure.