THERMOELECTRIC MODULE AND DEVICE, PARTICULARLY FOR GENERATING AN ELECTRIC CURRENT IN A MOTOR VEHICLE
First Claim
1. Thermoelectric module comprising at least one thermoelectric element (3, 3p, 3n) which is capable of generating an electric current under the action of a temperature gradient exerted between two of its faces, one (4a), so-called first, of said faces having a greater surface area than the other (4b) so-called second face, said module being configured in order to establish a heat exchange between said first face (4a) and a first fluid and to establish a heat exchange between said second face (4b) and a second fluid, said second fluid having a higher thermal exchange coefficient than said first fluid.
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Abstract
The invention relates to a thermoelectric module including at least one thermoelectric element (3, 3p, 3n) which is capable of generating an electric current by means of a temperature gradient applied between two of the surfaces thereof, one so-called first surface (4a) from among said surfaces having an area that is greater than that of the other so-called second surface (4b), said module being configured to establish an exchange of heat between said first surface (4a) and a first fluid, and to establish an exchange of heat between said second surface (4b) and a second fluid, said second fluid having a heat-exchange coefficient that is greater than that of said first fluid. The invention further relates to a thermoelectric device including such a module.
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- 1. Thermoelectric module comprising at least one thermoelectric element (3, 3p, 3n) which is capable of generating an electric current under the action of a temperature gradient exerted between two of its faces, one (4a), so-called first, of said faces having a greater surface area than the other (4b) so-called second face, said module being configured in order to establish a heat exchange between said first face (4a) and a first fluid and to establish a heat exchange between said second face (4b) and a second fluid, said second fluid having a higher thermal exchange coefficient than said first fluid.
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