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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 15, 2001
Filed:
Jun. 30, 1999
Yoichi Nagata, Tokorozawa, JP;
Citizen Watch Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
In order to optimally control supply of electric power to a load means and efficiently utilize generated energy of a thermoelectric power generator in consideration of influence of the Peltier effect against generated voltage of the thermoelectric power generator, a thermoelectric system is structured by connecting a load means (,) utilizing the generated power of the thermoelectric power generator (,), and a controller (,) for measuring the generated voltage (V,) of the thermoelectric power generator (,) and controlling power supply and suspension of the power supply to the load means (,) in accordance with the measured result to the thermoelectric power generator (,) provided with a plurality of thermocouples electrically in series, and a compensating means to perform measurement with compensating for the generated voltage when power is supplied from the thermoelectric power generator (,) to the load means (,) continuously for more than a predetermined period of time, is provided to the controller.