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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 28, 2017
Filed:
Apr. 01, 2015
Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Tsutomu Kanno, Kyoto, JP;
Akihiro Sakai, Nara, JP;
Kohei Takahashi, Osaka, JP;
Hiromasa Tamaki, Osaka, JP;
Hideo Kusada, Osaka, JP;
Yuka Yamada, Nara, JP;
Abstract
A thermoelectric generator unit according to this disclosure includes a plurality of tubular thermoelectric generators, each of which generates electromotive force based on a difference in temperature between the inner and outer peripheral surfaces. The unit further includes a plurality of electrically conductive members providing electrical connection for the generators and a container housing the generators inside. The container includes a shell surrounding the generators and a pair of plates, at least one of which has a plurality of openings and channels. Each channel houses an electrically conductive member. The generators are electrically connected together in series via the electrically conductive member. At least one of the channels has an interconnection which connects at least two of the openings together and a testing hole portion. The testing hole portion runs from the interconnection through an outer edge of the at least one plate.