公开(公告)号：US20130292952A1

公开(公告)日：2013-11-07

申请号：US13874163

申请日：2013-04-30

Applicant: STMicroelectronics (Crolles 2) SAS

Inventor： Thomas Skotnicki ,  Onoriu Puscasu ,  Stéphan Monfray

IPC: F03G7/06

CPC classification number: F03G7/06 ,  H02N1/08

Abstract: A device for converting thermal energy into electric energy intended to be used in combination with a hot source including: a capacitor of variable capacitance, including two electrodes separated by an electrically-insulating material, one of these electrodes being deformable and being associated with an element forming a bimetallic strip, said bimetallic strip including at least two layers of materials having different thermal expansion coefficients, said bimetallic strip being free to deform when it is submitted to the heat of said hot source; a second capacitor having a first electrode connected to a first electrode of said capacitor of variable capacitance; a harvesting circuit electrically connected between the second electrode of the capacitor of variable capacitance and the second electrode of the second capacitor, said harvesting circuit being capable of conducting the current flowing between said second electrodes.

Abstract translation: 一种用于将热能转换成与热源组合使用的电能的装置，包括：可变电容的电容器，包括由电绝缘材料隔开的两个电极，这些电极中的一个可变形并与元件相关联 形成双金属条，所述双金属条包括具有不同热膨胀系数的至少两层材料，当所述双金属条被送到所述热源的热时，所述双金属条可自由变形; 第二电容器，其具有连接到所述可变电容器的电容器的第一电极的第一电极; 电连接在可变电容器的电容器的第二电极和第二电容器的第二电极之间的收集电路，所述收获电路能够传导在所述第二电极之间流动的电流。