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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 16, 2022
Filed:
Mar. 07, 2019
Northwestern University, Evanston, IL (US);
Matthew Grayson, Evanston, IL (US);
Ramille Shah, Hinsdale, IL (US);
Jun Peng, Evanston, IL (US);
Adam Jakus, Chicago, IL (US);
Nicholas Geisendorfer, Chicago, IL (US);
Northwestern University, Evanston, IL (US);
Abstract
Woven flexible thermoelectric fabrics are provided. The fabric is a woven material that includes a series of longitudinal threads interwoven with a series of transverse threads. Within the longitudinal series, the threads have a repeating thread pattern of an n-type thermoelectric thread, a p-type thermoelectric thread, and an insulating thread. Within the transverse series, the threads have a repeating thread pattern of a first double-sided thread with conducting side down and insulating side up, a second double-sided thread with conducting side down and insulating side up, and a third double-sided thread with conducting side up and insulating side down.