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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 01, 2014
Filed:
Oct. 18, 2012
Applicant:
Gerhard Span, Wattens, AT;
Inventor:
Gerhard Span, Wattens, AT;
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 35/28 (2006.01); H01L 35/12 (2006.01); H01L 35/32 (2006.01); H01L 35/08 (2006.01); H01L 31/058 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 35/12 (2013.01); H01L 35/32 (2013.01); H01L 35/08 (2013.01); H01L 31/0583 (2013.01); Y02E 10/50 (2013.01); Y10S 136/293 (2013.01);
Abstract
A thermoelectric element includes at least one thermopair and a pn-junction. The thermopair has a first material with a positive Seebeck coefficient and a second material with a negative Seebeck coefficient. The first material is selectively contacted by way of a conductor with the p-side of the pn-junction, and the second material is selectively contacted by way of a conductor with the n-side of the pn-junction.