METHOD FOR ENSURING NORMAL OPERATION OF THERMOELECTRIC BATTERY Russian patent published in 2006 - IPC H01L35/28 

FIELD: thermoelectric instrumentation engineering.

SUBSTANCE: semiconductor thermal cells, each made of two branches of p and n semiconductors, respectively, are interconnected into electric circuit by means of switching wafers. Butt-to-butt switching of thermal cell branches is effected at one end of each switching wafer. Heat transfer from and heat supply to switching wafers is made from their all free surfaces through sectional areas. Ratio of sectional areas of heat-supply and heat-transfer switching wafers is found from equation S₁/S₂ = 1 ε/1 + γβ, where S₁, S₂ are sectional areas of heat-supply and heat-transfer wafers, respectively; ε, γ, β are coefficients of thermoelectric battery energy conversion, length ratio of free parts of switching wafers, and ratio of temperature drop across thermal cells and switching wafers with heat-supply and heat-transfer media, respectively.

EFFECT: enhanced operating efficiency of thermoelectric battery.

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