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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 18, 2025
Filed:
Jan. 07, 2022
Applicant:
Simmonds Precision Products, Inc., Vergennes, VT (US);
Inventor:
Robert D. Rutkiewicz, Edina, MN (US);
Assignee:
Simmonds Precision Products, Inc., Vergennes, VT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H10N 10/17 (2023.01); F42B 15/01 (2006.01); F42B 15/34 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H10N 10/17 (2023.02); F42B 15/01 (2013.01); F42B 15/34 (2013.01);
Abstract
In accordance with at least one aspect of this disclosure, a thermoelectric generator (TEG) system can include a TEG conversion element configured to be in thermal communication with a leading edge surface subject to hypersonic flow and a heatsink to generate a temperature differential across the TEG conversion element mounted between the leading edge surface and heatsink, and an electrical conductor configured to connect between the TEG conversion element and a powered unit to supply electrical energy from the TEG conversion element to the powered unit.