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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 20, 2020
Filed:
Feb. 10, 2017
Applicant:
University of Bath, Bath, GB;
Inventors:
Daniel Zabek, Bath, GB;
Christopher R. Bowen, Bath, GB;
Vincent Ayel, Chassenuil-du-Poitou, FR;
Yves Bertin, Chassenuil-du-Poitou, FR;
Cyril Romestant, Paris, FR;
Assignee:
University of Bath, Bath, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 37/02 (2006.01); F28D 15/02 (2006.01); F28F 13/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 37/02 (2013.01); F28D 15/02 (2013.01); F28D 15/0266 (2013.01); F28F 13/10 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus for generating electrical energy comprises an oscillating heat pipe for transferring heat between a heat source and a heat sink, and a pyroelectric generator for generating electricity from thermal fluctuations generated by the oscillating heat pipe as the oscillating heat pipe transfers heat between the heat source and the heat sink.