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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 05, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 15, 2014
Applicants:
David Matthew Strei, Waconia, MN (US);
Kelly Michael Orth, Apple Valley, MN (US);
Inventors:
David Matthew Strei, Waconia, MN (US);
Kelly Michael Orth, Apple Valley, MN (US);
Assignee:
Rosemount Inc., Chanhassen, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 35/30 (2006.01); F28D 15/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 35/30 (2013.01); F28D 15/0275 (2013.01);
Abstract
Electrical power is produced by a first process component, a first heat pipe formed in part by a first cavity within the first process component, and a thermoelectric generator assembly. The thermoelectric generator assembly is thermally coupled on one side to a heat sink and on the other side to the first heat pipe. The first process component is in direct contact with a first process fluid and the first cavity is proximate the first process fluid. The thermoelectric generator assembly produces electrical power.