公开(公告)号：US20200006616A1

公开(公告)日：2020-01-02

申请号：US16417791

申请日：2019-05-21

Applicant: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.

Inventor： MIHO UEHARA ,  YURIKO KANEKO ,  ATSUSHI ONO ,  MASASHIGE KAWABE ,  TSUTOMU KANNO ,  HIROMASA TAMAKI ,  HIROKI SATO

IPC: H01L35/32 ,  H01L35/16 ,  H01L35/04

Abstract: The thermoelectric conversion element according to the present disclosure comprises a first electrode, a second electrode, a first intermediate layer, a second intermediate layer, and a thermoelectric conversion layer. The first intermediate layer is provided between the thermoelectric conversion layer and the first electrode. The first intermediate layer is in contact with the thermoelectric conversion layer. The first electrode is in contact with the first intermediate layer. The second intermediate layer is provided between the thermoelectric conversion layer and the second electrode. The second intermediate layer is in contact with the thermoelectric conversion layer. The second electrode is in contact with the second intermediate layer. The first electrode and the second electrode are composed of a CuZn alloy. The thermoelectric conversion layer is composed of a thermoelectric conversion material containing Mg. The thermoelectric conversion material contains at least one kind of element selected from the group consisting of Sb and Bi. The thermoelectric conversion material contains at least one kind of element selected from the group consisting of Se and Te. The thermoelectric conversion material has a La2O3-type crystalline structure. A composition of the first intermediate layer is different from both a composition of the first electrode and a composition of the thermoelectric conversion layer. A composition of the second intermediate layer is different from both a composition of the second electrode and a composition of the thermoelectric conversion layer.

公开(公告)号：US20190376495A1

公开(公告)日：2019-12-12

申请号：US16547569

申请日：2019-08-22

Applicant: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.

Inventor： YURIKO KANEKO ,  MAKI HIRAOKA ,  NAOKI HAYASHI ,  KENJI TAGASHIRA

IPC: F03G7/06

Abstract: An actuator device comprises an actuator wire, a net-shaped heating element which covers a side surface of the actuator wire and comprises heating wires, and a controller for supplying electric power to the net-shaped heating element to heat the net-shaped heating element. The actuator wire is contracted by application of heat and restored by release of the heat. The side surface of the actuator wire is formed of a polymer. One end of the net-shaped heating element is connected to an end of the actuator wire. Another end of the net-shaped heating element is connected to another end of the actuator wire. Each of the heating wires comprises an insulative first elastic yarn and a metal wire. The metal wire are helically wound onto the first elastic yarn. When the net-shaped heating element is not heated, the net-shaped heating element is in contact with the side surface of the actuator wire. When the net-shaped heating element is heated, the net-shaped heating element moves outward from the side surface of the actuator wire due to contraction of the actuator wire.

公开(公告)号：US20180320670A1

公开(公告)日：2018-11-08

申请号：US16038809

申请日：2018-07-18

Applicant: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.

Inventor： YURIKO KANEKO ,  MAKI HIRAOKA ,  KUNIHIKO NAKAMURA

IPC: F03G7/00 ,  H01L41/04 ,  H01L41/09

CPC classification number: F03G7/005 ,  H01L41/04 ,  H01L41/042 ,  H01L41/09 ,  H01L41/092 ,  H01L41/18 ,  H01L41/193 ,  H02N2/04 ,  H02N2/06 ,  H02N11/00

Abstract: The actuator device according to the present invention comprises an actuator and an AC power supply capable of applying a high-frequency voltage to the actuator. The actuator comprises a flexible tube formed of a polymer, an inner electrode, and an outer electrode. In a cross section perpendicular to a longitudinal direction of the flexible tube, the inner electrode is in contact with at least a part of an inner periphery of the flexible tube. In the cross section, a part of an outer periphery of the flexible tube is coated with the outer electrode. In operation, the AC power supply applies a high-frequency voltage having a frequency of not less than 1 MHz to the actuator to deform the actuator in a direction from the inner electrode toward the outer electrode in the cross section. The AC power supply stops the application of the high-frequency voltage to the actuator to return the actuator to the original position thereof.