Thermoelectric apparatus and method of fabricating the same
First Claim
1. A thermoelectric apparatus, comprising:
- a first assembly, comprising;
a first substrate and a second substrate opposite to each other, wherein the first substrate has at least a first through hole; and
a plurality of first thermoelectric material sets disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate, wherein each first thermoelectric material set has a p-type thermoelectric element and an n-type thermoelectric element electrically connected to each other, and the first thermoelectric material sets evolve heat at a first side connecting to the first substrate and absorb heat at a second side connecting to the second substrate;
a second assembly stacked above the first assembly, comprising;
a third substrate and a fourth substrate opposite to each other, wherein the fourth substrate has at least a second through hole, and the fourth substrate is located between the third substrate and the first substrate; and
a plurality of second thermoelectric material sets disposed between the third substrate and the fourth substrate, wherein each second thermoelectric material set has a p-type thermoelectric element and an n-type thermoelectric element electrically connected to each other, and the second thermoelectric material sets evolve heat at a third side connecting to the third substrate and absorb heat at a fourth side connecting to the fourth substrate;
at least a first heat conductor penetrating the first through hole, wherein two ends of the first heat conductor physically connect the second substrate and the fourth substrate respectively, such that a first end of the first heat conductor is in direct physical contact with the second substrate and a second end of the first heat conductor is in direct physical contact with the fourth substrate; and
at least a second heat conductor penetrating the second through hole, wherein two ends of the second heat conductor physically connect the third substrate and the first substrate respectively, such that a third end of the second heat conductor is in direct physical contact with the first substrate and a fourth end of the second heat conductor is in direct physical contact with the third substrate.
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Abstract
A thermoelectric apparatus includes a first and a second assemblies, at least a first and a second heat conductors. The first assembly includes a first and a second substrates, and several first thermoelectric material sets disposed between the first and second substrates. The first substrate has at least a first through hole. The second assembly includes a third and a fourth substrates, and several second thermoelectric material sets disposed between the third and fourth substrates. The fourth substrate has at least a second through hole. Each of the first and second thermoelectric material sets has a p-type and an n-type thermoelectric element. The first and second heat conductors respectively penetrate the first and second through holes. Two ends of the first heat conductor respectively connect the second and fourth substrates, while two ends of the second heat conductor respectively connect the first and third substrates.
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17 Claims
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1. A thermoelectric apparatus, comprising:
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a first assembly, comprising; a first substrate and a second substrate opposite to each other, wherein the first substrate has at least a first through hole; and a plurality of first thermoelectric material sets disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate, wherein each first thermoelectric material set has a p-type thermoelectric element and an n-type thermoelectric element electrically connected to each other, and the first thermoelectric material sets evolve heat at a first side connecting to the first substrate and absorb heat at a second side connecting to the second substrate; a second assembly stacked above the first assembly, comprising; a third substrate and a fourth substrate opposite to each other, wherein the fourth substrate has at least a second through hole, and the fourth substrate is located between the third substrate and the first substrate; and a plurality of second thermoelectric material sets disposed between the third substrate and the fourth substrate, wherein each second thermoelectric material set has a p-type thermoelectric element and an n-type thermoelectric element electrically connected to each other, and the second thermoelectric material sets evolve heat at a third side connecting to the third substrate and absorb heat at a fourth side connecting to the fourth substrate; at least a first heat conductor penetrating the first through hole, wherein two ends of the first heat conductor physically connect the second substrate and the fourth substrate respectively, such that a first end of the first heat conductor is in direct physical contact with the second substrate and a second end of the first heat conductor is in direct physical contact with the fourth substrate; and at least a second heat conductor penetrating the second through hole, wherein two ends of the second heat conductor physically connect the third substrate and the first substrate respectively, such that a third end of the second heat conductor is in direct physical contact with the first substrate and a fourth end of the second heat conductor is in direct physical contact with the third substrate. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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