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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 25, 2010
Filed:
Jul. 01, 2005
Paolo Fiorini, Brussels, BE;
Vladimir Leonov, Leuven, BE;
Sherif Sedky, Gize, EG;
Chris Van Hoof, Leuven, BE;
Kris Baert, Leuven, BE;
Paolo Fiorini, Brussels, BE;
Vladimir Leonov, Leuven, BE;
Sherif Sedky, Gize, EG;
Chris Van Hoof, Leuven, BE;
Kris Baert, Leuven, BE;
IMEC, Leuven, BE;
Abstract
A thermoelectric generator (TEG) and a method of fabricating the TEG are described. The TEG is designed so that parasitic thermal resistance of air and height of legs of thermocouples forming a thermopile can be varied and optimized independently. The TEG includes a micromachined thermopile sandwiched in between a hot and a cold plate and at least one spacer in between the thermopile and the hot and/or cold plate. The TEG fabrication includes fabricating the thermopiles, a rim, and the cold plate.