公开(公告)号：US20170025594A1

公开(公告)日：2017-01-26

申请号：US14805135

申请日：2015-07-21

Applicant: Analog Devices Global

Inventor： Patrick M. McGUINNESS ,  Helen BERNEY ,  Jane CORNETT ,  William Alan LANE ,  Baoxing CHEN

IPC: H01L35/32 ,  H01L35/18

Abstract: An embodiment of a thermoelectric device may include a plurality of thermoelectric cells disposed between first and second planes. Each of the thermoelectric cells may include a thermoelectric element formed from a thermoelectric material of a single semiconductor type, the thermoelectric element including a first end, a second end, and a portion extending from the first end to the second end, the portion extending from the first end to the second end including at least two surfaces that face each other; and at least one conductive element electrically connected to and extending away from the second end of the thermoelectric element toward the first end of the thermoelectric element of another thermoelectric cell. Each thermoelectric cell also may further include an insulating element disposed between the at least two surfaces of the thermoelectric element and between portions of the at least one conductive element.

Abstract translation: 热电装置的实施例可以包括设置在第一和第二平面之间的多个热电电池。 每个热电池可以包括由单一半导体类型的热电材料形成的热电元件，所述热电元件包括​​第一端，第二端和从第一端延伸到第二端的部分，所述部分从 包括至少两个彼此相对的表面的第二端的第一端; 以及至少一个导电元件，其电连接到所述热电元件的第二端并远离所述热电元件的所述热电元件的第一端。 每个热电池还可以进一步包括设置在热电元件的至少两个表面之间和至少一个导电元件的部分之间的绝缘元件。