Apparatus of thermoelectric effect for current generation in internal combustion engine vehicles and the like, with recovery of the externally dissipated heat
First Claim
1. An apparatus of thermoelectric effect for current generation in internal combustion engine vehicles with recovery of externally dissipated heat, said apparatus comprising:
- vehicle means having an internal combustion engine including an engine cooling liquid circuit, an engine cooling jacket and a radiator, said engine cooling liquid circuit for conveying a cooling liquid from said engine cooling jacket to said radiator;
thermoelectric generator, connected to said cooling circuit, having a plurality of bimetallic Peltier effect elements;
each of said plurality of bimetallic Peltier effect elements having a first surface in heat transfer contact with a high temperature fluid originating from said internal combustion engine and a second surface in heat transfer contact with said cooling liquid;
electrical conductor means connected to said plurality of bimetallic Peltier effect elements such that a thermoelectric effect between said first and second surfaces generates an e.m.f. across said electrical conductor means for producing an electric current in said thermoelectric generator; and
electrical user circuit connected to said electrical conductor means for receiving said electric current produced in said thermoelectric generator and providing said electric current to said apparatus for charging a battery means and a air cooling means.
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Abstract
The apparatus of thermoelectric effect for current generation in internal combustion engine vehicles and the like, with recovery of the externally dissipated heat, according to the present invention, comprises a thermoelectric generator provided with several Peltier effect elements undergoing heat transfer with a high-temperature fluid originating from the engine and with a cooling fluid, and possessing electrical conductors connected to their ends across which a thermoelectric e.m.f. is generated, said conductors being connected to an electrical user circuit.
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1. An apparatus of thermoelectric effect for current generation in internal combustion engine vehicles with recovery of externally dissipated heat, said apparatus comprising:
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vehicle means having an internal combustion engine including an engine cooling liquid circuit, an engine cooling jacket and a radiator, said engine cooling liquid circuit for conveying a cooling liquid from said engine cooling jacket to said radiator; thermoelectric generator, connected to said cooling circuit, having a plurality of bimetallic Peltier effect elements; each of said plurality of bimetallic Peltier effect elements having a first surface in heat transfer contact with a high temperature fluid originating from said internal combustion engine and a second surface in heat transfer contact with said cooling liquid; electrical conductor means connected to said plurality of bimetallic Peltier effect elements such that a thermoelectric effect between said first and second surfaces generates an e.m.f. across said electrical conductor means for producing an electric current in said thermoelectric generator; and electrical user circuit connected to said electrical conductor means for receiving said electric current produced in said thermoelectric generator and providing said electric current to said apparatus for charging a battery means and a air cooling means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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