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AssigneeKing Abdullah University of Science and Technology
InventorsMuhammad M. Hussain, Salman Bin INAYAT, Casey Eben SMITH
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An apparatus and a system for embedded thermoelectric generators are disclosed. In one embodiment, the apparatus is embedded in an interface where the ambient temperatures on two sides of the interface are different. In one embodiment, the apparatus is fabricated with the interface in integrity as a unitary piece. In one embodiment, the apparatus includes a first thermoelectric material embedded through the interface. The apparatus further includes a second thermoelectric material embedded through the interface. The first thermoelectric material is electrically coupled to the second thermoelectric material. In one embodiment, the apparatus further includes an output structure coupled to the first thermoelectric material and the second thermoelectric material and configured to output a voltage.
A apparatus for generating electricity, the apparatus comprising:
The apparatus of claim I , wherein the second thermoelectric material comprises at least one of the materials selected from n-type Bi2Te3, n-type AgPbmSbTe2+m, n-type Bi2Te2.83Se0.17, n-type SiGe alloy, n-type PbTe, n-type Si nanowire, n-type poly Si, and stoichiometric variations of Bi2−xTe3+x
A system for generating electricity, the system comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.