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US 2020/0052179 A1Published application
Thermoelectric element unit, thermoelectric module including the same, and method for manufacturing the same
AssigneesHyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
InventorsByung Wook Kim, Jin Woo Kwak
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Abstract
A thermoelectric element unit is provided. The thermoelectric element unit includes a plurality of thermoelectric elements and a plurality of electrodes embedded in each of the thermoelectric elements by a predetermined number. Additionally, at least one of the plurality of electrodes includes a terminal part that protrudes to an exterior of the thermoelectric element having the at least one electrode embedded among the thermoelectric elements.
Claims8
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A method for manufacturing a thermoelectric element unit, comprising:
- stacking a thermoelectric material powder and electrodes to embed the electrodes in the thermoelectric material powder;
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- forming a thermoelectric element formed of a thermoelectric material sintered body formed by sintering the thermoelectric material powder and having the electrodes embedded therein.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.