Abstract: A method includes sputter depositing pairs of N-type thermoelectric legs and P-type thermoelectric legs electrically in contact with one another on each of a number of flexible substrates to form a number of thin-film based thermoelectric modules. The method also include placing a first surface and a second surface of the each of the formed number of thin-film based thermoelectric modules in surface contact with a hot plate and a cold plate respectively to form an electric power generation device, and deriving electric power from the electric power generation device based on maintaining a temperature difference between the first surface and the second surface of the each of the formed number of thin-film based thermoelectric modules based on the surface contact thereof with the hot plate and the cold plate respectively.

Abstract: This invention relates to a structure to automatically adjust the image characteristics of a television set or monitor as one of the final steps in a manufacturing process and a method for effecting the adjustments and tests which can be practiced by the structure.