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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 24, 2015
Filed:
May. 03, 2011
Applicants:
Guillaume Savelli, Grenoble, FR;
Philippe Coronel, Barraux, FR;
Marc Plissonnier, Eybens, FR;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 35/00 (2006.01); H01L 35/32 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 35/32 (2013.01); H01L 35/325 (2013.01);
Abstract
A thermoelectric device includes first and second legs extending continuously between first and second heat sources. The first and second legs respectively include first and second conducting elements and third and fourth conducting elements. The first and third conducting elements are adjacent and separated by an insulator. The second and fourth conducting elements are adjacent and separated by an insulator. The device also includes selection means enabling formation of a first thermocouple from the first and second conducting elements and formation of a second thermocouple from the third and fourth conducting elements.