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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 03, 2020
Filed:
Aug. 12, 2015
Board of Trustees of Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI (US);
Edward J. Timm, Williamston, MI (US);
Harold J. Schock, Brighton, MI (US);
Guoming G. Zhu, Novi, MI (US);
Trevor Ruckle, Haslett, MI (US);
Kevin D. Moran, Trenton, MI (US);
Board of Trustees of Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI (US);
Abstract
A thermoelectric device () and a method for manufacturing and using the same are disclosed. The thermoelectric device () includes a hot shoe () and a cold shoe () disposed about the hot shoe. A heat conducting member () formed of a thermoelectric material extends between the hot shoe () and the cold shoe () and generates electricity in response to a temperature difference therebetween. The hot shoe () is heated and expands at a greater rate than the cold shoe () does during operation. The structural and spatial relationship of the hot shoe () and the cold shoe () maintains the thermoelectric material of the heat conducting member () in compression during operation of the thermoelectric device ().