Abstract: A thermoelectric converter is formed by a plenum divided into high and low pressure chambers by a partition and includes a stack of series-coupled alkali-metal thermoelectric cells that projects orthogonally from the partition into one of the chambers.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
October 12, 2012
Date of Patent:
October 21, 2014
Assignee:
NanoConversion Technologies, Inc.
Inventors:
David M. Rossi, Michael P. Staskus, Derek W. Nam
Abstract: A thermoelectric converter is formed by a plenum divided into high and low pressure chambers by a partition and includes a stack of series-coupled alkali-metal thermoelectric cells that projects orthogonally from the partition into one of the chambers.