Method of manufacture and resulting thermoelectric module
First Claim
1. A method of manufacturing an improved thermoelectric module, comprisingdefining a first electrically conductive pattern on a first substrate;
- defining a second electrically conductive pattern on a second substrate;
placing alternate and parallel bars of first thermoelectric material and second thermoelectric material in close proximity to each other;
connecting said bars to said first conductive pattern;
separating said bars into elements;
placing said second substrate over said elements;
connecting said elements to said second conductive pattern;
whereby an improved thermoelectric module with an increased number of elements is formed.
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Abstract
A method of manufacturing a thermoelectric module is provided. A first electrically conductive pattern is defined on a first substrate and a second electrically conductive pattern is defined on a second substrate. Alternating bars of a first thermoelectric material and a second thermoelectric material are arranged parallel to each other. The bars are fixed into place on the first conductive pattern by an effective thermal and electrical connection with the conductive pattern. One such connection means is soldering. Then the bars are separated into elements. The second substrate is positioned over the elements and fixed to the elements to complete the manufacture of the TEM.
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46 Claims
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1. A method of manufacturing an improved thermoelectric module, comprising
defining a first electrically conductive pattern on a first substrate; -
defining a second electrically conductive pattern on a second substrate; placing alternate and parallel bars of first thermoelectric material and second thermoelectric material in close proximity to each other; connecting said bars to said first conductive pattern; separating said bars into elements; placing said second substrate over said elements; connecting said elements to said second conductive pattern; whereby an improved thermoelectric module with an increased number of elements is formed. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of manufacturing an improved thermoelectric module, comprising
defining electrically conductive patterns on first and second substrates; -
applying solder over said electrically conductive patterns; applying a paste material over said first and second substrates, and over and between each electrically conductive pattern and said solder; hardening said paste material; removing portions of said paste material and said solder to form flat surfaces over said first and second substrates, said solder forming a pattern defined by said electrically conductive patterns at said flat surfaces; placing alternate and parallel bars of first thermoelectric material and second thermoelectric material in close proximity to each other; soldering said bars to said solder at a surface over said first substrate; separating said bars into elements; soldering said elements to said solder at a surface over said second substrate; whereby an improved thermoelectric module with an increased number of elements is formed. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method of manufacturing an improved thermoelectric module, comprising
defining electrically conductive patterns on first and second substrates; -
creating apertures in first and second layers of masking material, said apertures in said first masking material layer matching said electrically conductive pattern on said first substrate, said apertures in said second masking material layer matching said electrically conductive pattern on said second substrate; fixing said first mask material layer to said first substrate to expose said electrically conductive pattern on first substrate and said second mask material layer to said second substrate to expose said electrically conductive pattern on second substrate; applying solder over said electrically conductive patterns; removing portions of said solder to form flat solder surfaces over said first and second substrates in patterns defined by said electrically conductive patterns on said first and second substrates; placing alternate and parallel bars of first thermoelectric material and second thermoelectric material in close proximity to each other; soldering said bars to said flat solder surfaces over said first substrate; separating said bars into elements; soldering said elements to said flat solder surfaces over said second substrate; whereby an improved thermoelectric module with an increased number of elements is formed. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. A improved method of manufacturing a thermoelectric module, comprising
defining electrically conductive patterns on first and second substrates; -
applying solder over said electrically conductive patterns; applying a paste material over said first and second substrates, and over and between each electrically conductive pattern and said solder; hardening said paste material; removing portions of said paste material and said solder to form flat surfaces over said first and second substrates, said solder forming a pattern defined by said electrically conductive patterns at said flat surfaces; placing first thermoelectric material elements and second thermoelectric material elements in close proximity to each other; soldering said elements to said solder at a surface over said first substrate; and soldering said elements to said solder at a surface over said second substrate. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38)
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39. A improved method of manufacturing an improved thermoelectric module, comprising
defining electrically conductive patterns on first and second substrates; -
creating apertures in first and second layers of masking material, said apertures in said first masking material layer matching said electrically conductive pattern on said first substrate, said apertures in said second masking material layer matching said electrically conductive pattern on said second substrate; fixing said first mask material layer to said first substrate to expose said electrically conductive pattern on first substrate and said second mask material layer to said second substrate to expose said electrically conductive pattern on second substrate; applying solder over said electrically conductive patterns; removing portions of said solder to form flat solder surfaces over said first and second substrates in patterns defined by said electrically conductive patterns on said first and second substrates; placing first thermoelectric material elements and second thermoelectric material elements in close proximity to each other; soldering said elements to said flat solder surfaces over said first substrate; and soldering said elements to said flat solder surfaces over said second substrate. - View Dependent Claims (40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46)
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