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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 21, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2011
Thermoelectric (te) devices/structures including thermoelectric elements with exposed major surfaces
Edward P. Siivola, Raleigh, NC (US);
Ramaswamy Mahadevan, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Edward P. Siivola, Raleigh, NC (US);
Ramaswamy Mahadevan, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Laird Durham, Inc., Durham, NC (US);
Abstract
A thermoelectric structure may include a thermally conductive substrate, and a plurality of thermoelectric elements arranged on a surface of the thermally conductive substrate. Moreover, each thermoelectric element may be non-parallel and non-orthogonal with respect to the surface of the thermally conductive substrate. For example, each of thermoelectric elements may be a planar thermoelectric element, and a plane of each of the thermoelectric elements may be oriented obliquely with respect to the surface of the thermally conductive substrate.