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Thermoelectric apparatus for use with multiple power sources and method of operation

  • US 5,576,512 A
  • Filed: 08/05/1994
  • Issued: 11/19/1996
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/05/1994
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A thermoelectric apparatus compatible with multiple power sources, each source providing a different voltage, the apparatus comprising:

  • a thermoelectric assembly having a plurality of thermoelectric devices; and

    control circuitry coupled between the thermoelectric assembly and a power source providing a voltage, the control circuitry operable to sense the voltage provided by the power source and to electrically configure the thermoelectric devices in the thermoelectric assembly between parallel and serial electrical configuration in response to the sensed voltage from the power source and to couple the thermoelectric devices to the power source.

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