MICROMECHANICAL CAPACITANCE THERMOELECTRIC CONVERTER Russian patent published in 2011 - IPC H01L37/02 H02N10/00 B81B7/02 

FIELD: electricity.

SUBSTANCE: converter comprises a dielectric or a semiconductor substrate 1, where there is a fixed electrode 2, coated with a ferroelectric film 3. On the ferroelectric film 3 there is the second fixed electrode 7, coated with a dielectric film 8. A heat conducting plate 5 is fixed on heat-insulating walls 4. One of ends of a movable electrode 6 is fixed to a plate 5, and the movable part of the movable electrode is installed in parallel to the dielectric film 8 surface with a gap between them. The substrate 1 and the heat-conducting plate 5 have different temperatures. As electric voltage is applied between the electrodes, the movable electrode 6 ensures a cyclic heat exchange between the heat-conducting plate 5 and the ferroelectric film 3 by means of its movement from the heat-conducting plate 5 to the dielectric film 3.

EFFECT: increased efficiency due to increasing frequency, increased average electric capacity at the converter outlet.

3 cl, 6 dwg