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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 20, 2017
Filed:
Oct. 05, 2012
Gentherm Incorporated, Northville, MI (US);
Dusko Petrovski, Rochester, MI (US);
Sihai Zheng, Canton, MI (US);
Michael Maass, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Gentherm Incorporated, Northville, MI (US);
Abstract
According to some embodiments, a thermoelectric system includes a thermoelectric device having a first surface and a second surface and a power source configured to deliver a voltage across the thermoelectric device to selectively activate or deactivate the thermoelectric device, wherein the first surface is configured to heat and the second surface is configured to cool when the thermoelectric device is activated. The system further includes a processor configured to determine a potential between the first surface and the second surface when the thermoelectric device is deactivated, correlate the potential to a temperature of the first surface and adjust the correlated temperature of the first surface based on an ambient temperature.