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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 21, 2012
Filed:
May. 07, 2009
Wilfried Rostek, Paderborn, DE;
Torsten Howe, Bünde, DE;
Thorsten Andres, Paderborn, DE;
Björn Richter, Paderborn, DE;
Mathilde Kny, Paderborn, DE;
Wilfried Rostek, Paderborn, DE;
Torsten Howe, Bünde, DE;
Thorsten Andres, Paderborn, DE;
Björn Richter, Paderborn, DE;
Mathilde Kny, Paderborn, DE;
Benteler Automobiltechnik GmbH, Paderborn, DE;
Abstract
An apparatus for generating electrical power from the waste heat generated by an internal combustion engine includes a first pipe wall through which a heated medium flows, a thermoelectric generator disposed exteriorly to the inner pipe wall, and a second pipe wall disposed exteriorly to the thermoelectric generator. The first pipe wall and the second pipe wall form at least a partially double-walled pipe. The first pipe wall saves as a high-temperature source. The second pipe wall serves as a low-temperature source.