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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 01, 2017
Filed:
Jun. 07, 2013
Samad A. Firdosy, La Crescenta, CA (US);
Billy Chun-yip LI, Walnut, CA (US);
Vilupanur A. Ravi, Claremont, CA (US);
Jean-pierre Fleurial, Altadena, CA (US);
Thierry Caillat, Pasadena, CA (US);
Harut Anjunyan, Tujunga, CA (US);
Samad A. Firdosy, La Crescenta, CA (US);
Billy Chun-Yip Li, Walnut, CA (US);
Vilupanur A. Ravi, Claremont, CA (US);
Jean-Pierre Fleurial, Altadena, CA (US);
Thierry Caillat, Pasadena, CA (US);
Harut Anjunyan, Tujunga, CA (US);
California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA (US);
Abstract
A thermoelectric power generation device is disclosed using one or more mechanically compliant and thermally and electrically conductive layers at the thermoelectric material interfaces to accommodate high temperature differentials and stresses induced thereby. The compliant material may be metal foam or metal graphite composite (e.g. using nickel) and is particularly beneficial in high temperature thermoelectric generators employing Zintl thermoelectric materials. The compliant material may be disposed between the thermoelectric segments of the device or between a thermoelectric segment and the hot or cold side interconnect of the device.