公开(公告)号：US20030230332A1

公开(公告)日：2003-12-18

申请号：US10413211

申请日：2003-04-15

Applicant: Research Triangle Institute

Inventor： Rama Venkatasubramanian ,  Edward P. Siivola

IPC: H01L035/30

CPC classification number: B82Y10/00 ,  H01L35/08 ,  H01L35/16 ,  H01L35/30 ,  H01L35/32

Abstract: A thermoelectric device and method of manufacturing the device, where thermoelectric elements of opposite conductivity type are located on respective opposing sides of a heat source member. Heat sinks are disposed on opposite sides of the thermoelectric elements. Peltier metal contacts are positioned between the thermoelectric elements and each of the heat source member and heat sinks. A plurality of devices may be arranged together in a thermally parallel, electrically series arrangement, or in a thermally parallel, electrically parallel arrangement. The arrangement of the elements allow the direction of current flow through the pairs of elements to be substantially the same as the direction of current flow through the metal contacts.

Abstract translation: 一种制造该器件的热电装置及其制造方法，其中相反导电类型的热电元件位于热源部件的相对侧上。 散热器设置在热电元件的相对侧上。 珀耳帖金属触点位于热电元件与热源元件和散热片之间。 多个装置可以以热平行，电串联布置或热平行并联的方式布置在一起。 这些元件的布置允许电流流过成对元件的方向与流过金属触点的电流方向基本相同。