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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2015
Filed:
Jun. 05, 2012
John Lagrandeur, Arcadia, CA (US);
Eric Poliquin, Arcadia, CA (US);
Dmitri Kossakovski, S. Pasadena, CA (US);
Vladimir Jovovic, Pasadena, CA (US);
John LaGrandeur, Arcadia, CA (US);
Eric Poliquin, Arcadia, CA (US);
Dmitri Kossakovski, S. Pasadena, CA (US);
Vladimir Jovovic, Pasadena, CA (US);
Gentherm Incorporated, Azusa, CA (US);
Abstract
A thermoelectric assembly and method are provided. The thermoelectric assembly can extend at least partially around a perimeter of a first fluid conduit. The thermoelectric assembly can include a plurality of thermoelectric sub-assemblies aligned with one another along the perimeter of the first fluid conduit. Each thermoelectric sub-assembly can include a plurality of thermoelectric elements in parallel electrical communication with one another, and at least one shunt a plurality of electrically insulating elements to prevent current flow in a plane perpendicular to the first direction between adjacent thermoelectric sub-assemblies.