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Date of Patent:
Sep. 03, 2013

Filed:

Aug. 28, 2009
Applicants:

David C. Jarmon, Kensington, CT (US);

Jun Shi, Glastonbury, CT (US);

Steve Lozyniak, S. Windsor, CT (US);

Bradley C. Johnson, Palm Beach Gardens, FL (US);

Inventors:

David C. Jarmon, Kensington, CT (US);

Jun Shi, Glastonbury, CT (US);

Steve Lozyniak, S. Windsor, CT (US);

Bradley C. Johnson, Palm Beach Gardens, FL (US);

Assignee:

United Technologies Corporation, Hartford, CT (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02K 7/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

An apparatus includes an inlet conduit assembly surrounding a gas flow path and a combustor arranged downstream of the inlet conduit assembly. The inlet conduit assembly includes a thermoelectric (TE) device configured to convert heat into electrical energy, a gas flow conduit arranged between the gas flow path and the TE device, and a resilient member configured to bias the TE device into contact with the gas flow conduit.


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