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US 2009/0266393 A1Published application
Thermoelectric generator with concentration cell
OwnerIngo Jahnsinventor
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Abstract
A thermoelectric generator (1) includes a first electrode (5) in a first chamber (11), a second electrode (6) in a second chamber (14), a heating device (19) and an electrolyte cycle, which connects the first chamber (11) to the second chamber (14). The electrolyte cycle, the first chamber (11) and the second chamber (14) receive an electrolytic solution (16) and the heating device (19) heats the electrolytic solution (16) of the first chamber (11).
Claims20
A thermoelectric generator comprises:
- a first chamber;
- a second chamber, the first chamber and the second chamber constructed and arranged to receive an electrolytic solution;
- a first electrode positioned in the first chamber;
- a second electrode positioned in the second chamber;
- a heating device constructed and arranged to heat the electrolytic solution passing through the first chamber, the first chamber and the second chamber being interconnected so that electrolytic solution exiting the first chamber is routed to the second chamber, with a temperature differential between the electrolytic solution in the first chamber and second chamber, respectively, causing an electrolytic action which creates an electrical flow between the first electrode and the second electrode.
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A gas turbine, especially an aircraft turbine, comprising:
- a gas turbine;
- a thermoelectric generator comprising:
- a first chamber;
- a second chamber, the first chamber and the second chamber constructed and arranged to receive an electrolytic solution;
- a first electrode positioned in the first chamber;
- a second electrode positioned in the second chamber;
- a heating device constructed and arranged to heat the electrolytic solution passing through the first chamber, the first chamber and the second chamber being interconnected so that electrolytic solution exiting the first chamber is routed to the second chamber, with a temperature differential between the electrolytic solution in the first chamber and second chamber, respectively, causing an electrolytic action which creates an electrical flow between the first electrode and the second electrode.
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A method for the production of electrical power, comprising:
- providing a first electrode in a first chamber and a second electrode in a second chamber;
- creating an electrolyte cycle, which connects the first chamber to the second chamber, including:
- filling the first chamber and the second chamber with an electrolytic solution,
- creating a flow of electrolytic solution between the first chamber and the second chamber,
- heating the electrolytic solution flowing into the first chamber, and
- cooling the electrolytic solution flowing into the second chamber, with a temperature differential between the electrolytic solution in the first chamber and second chamber, respectively, causing an electrolytic action which creates an electrical flow between the first electrode and the second electrode.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.