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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 20, 2021
Filed:
Aug. 30, 2019
Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;
Kia Motors Corporation, Seoul, KR;
Byung Wook Kim, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Kyong Hwa Song, Seoul, KR;
Jin Woo Kwak, Gyeongsangbuk-do, KR;
Gyung Bok Kim, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
In Woong Lyo, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Han Saem Lee, Seoul, KR;
Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;
Kia Motors Corporation, Seoul, KR;
Abstract
A thermoelectric module mounted on an uneven surface (a curved surface or an irregular surface) to reduce thermal boundary resistance and significantly improve thermoelectric power generation efficiency is provided. The thermoelectric module includes one or more first thermoelectric elements, one or more second thermoelectric elements having opposite polarity to that of the first thermoelectric elements and alternating with the first thermoelectric element. An electrode unit in provided and includes upper and lower electrodes configured to electrically connect the first and second thermoelectric elements. A connection member is configured to connect the first and second thermoelectric elements to vary the relative positions of the first and second thermoelectric elements.