HEAT EXCHANGER AND METHOD FOR CONVERTING THERMAL ENERGY OF A FLUID INTO ELECTRICAL POWER
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    发明申请
    HEAT EXCHANGER AND METHOD FOR CONVERTING THERMAL ENERGY OF A FLUID INTO ELECTRICAL POWER 审中-公开
    热交换器和将流体转化为电力的热能的方法

    公开(公告)号:US20120118344A1

    公开(公告)日:2012-05-17

    申请号:US13318997

    申请日:2010-05-12

    IPC分类号: H01L35/30

    CPC分类号: H01L35/30 F01N5/025 Y02T10/16

    摘要: A heat exchanger for converting thermal energy of a fluid, e.g., exhaust gas of an internal combustion engine, into electrical power, has a flow channel for conveying a hot fluid, and at least one thermoelectric module for generating electrical power is thermally connected to the flow channel. The flow channel is manufactured from a ceramic material. Thermal expansion effects of the flow channel is reduced by the ceramic material of the flow channel so that the design complexity for converting thermal energy into electrical power is reduced.

    摘要翻译: 用于将流体(例如内燃机的废气)的热能转换为电力的热交换器具有用于输送热流体的流动通道,并且用于产生电力的至少一个热电模块热连接到 流通道。 流动通道由陶瓷材料制成。 通过流动通道的陶瓷材料减少了流动通道的热膨胀效应,从而降低了将热能转换成电力的设计复杂性。