Thermoelectric cooler array
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1. A thermoelectric cooler comprising:
- a multistage thermoelectric cooler, each stage of said multistage cooler arranged with a Peltier device interposed between an intermediate heat sink and an intermediate cold sink, said Peltier device configured to exhibit a voltage drop.
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Abstract
A novel thermoelectric cooler array and method of making the same are disclosed. The thermoelectric cooler array is a multistage thermoelectric cooler which provides a cascaded configuration for providing heat transfer from a cold sink to a heat sink. The multistage configuration provides for much higher heat transfer range and further provides benefit of thermoelectric cooling integrated with active electronic or optoelectronic components. The method of manufacturing the thermoelectric cooling array provides for n-type and p-type thermoelectric material substrates to be selectively bonded and sliced to create the desired stages of the multistage thermoelectric cooler.
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1. A thermoelectric cooler comprising:
a multistage thermoelectric cooler, each stage of said multistage cooler arranged with a Peltier device interposed between an intermediate heat sink and an intermediate cold sink, said Peltier device configured to exhibit a voltage drop. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of manufacturing a multistage thermoelectric cooler, said method comprising the steps of:
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creating an n-type thermoelectric substrate;
creating a p-type thermoelectric substrate;
selectively bonding said n-type thermoelectric substrate with said p-type thermoelectric substrate horizontally; and
slicing vertically said bonded substrate. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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