Thermoelectric heat energy recovery module generator for application in a stirling-electric hybrid automobile

A thermoelectric heat energy recovery module in combination with a Stirling cycle engine equipped with an exhaust line, said heat energy recovery module comprising:

• a conduit having a wall and equipped with an inlet and an outlet, wherein said inlet and outlet are in fluidic communication with each other by way of an interior space enclosed by said wall, wherein said inlet is fluidically coupled to the exhaust line of the Stirling cycle engine, and wherein said outlet is in fluidic communication with the environment external to said wall;
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• first and second sets of heat sink pins which extend from said wall and into said interior space in first and second opposing directions, respectively;
• wherein said first and second sets of heat sink pins are disposed in first and second opposing arrays, respectively, wherein each heat sink pin in the first array is disposed in an opposing and spaced-apart relationship to a heat sink pin in the second array, and wherein the heat sink pins in the first and second arrays are arranged in rows such that any two adjacent heat sink pins in each row have different lengths as measured by the distance each heat sink pin extends from the wall.