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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 21, 2013
Filed:
Oct. 14, 2009
Applicants:
Lon E. Bell, Altadena, CA (US);
Douglas Todd Crane, Altadena, CA (US);
Inventors:
Lon E. Bell, Altadena, CA (US);
Douglas Todd Crane, Altadena, CA (US);
Assignee:
BSST, LLC, Irwindale, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 35/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A thermoelectric power generator is disclosed for use to generate electrical power from heat, typically waste heat. An intermediate heat transfer loop forms a part of the system to permit added control and adjustability in the system. This allows the thermoelectric power generator to more effectively and efficiently generate power in the face of dynamically varying temperatures and heat flux conditions, such as where the heat source is the exhaust of an automobile, or any other heat source with dynamic temperature and heat flux conditions.