Thermoelectric module
AssigneesHyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
InventorsWoo Ju Lee, Min Jae Lee, Hoo Dam Lee, Byung Wook Kim
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Abstract
A thermoelectric module is disclosed. The thermoelectric module includes a first thermoelectric material unit, a second thermoelectric material unit connected in series to the first thermoelectric material unit, and a bypass circuit connected in parallel to the first thermoelectric material unit and the second thermoelectric material unit and configured to selectively divert current that is applied to the first thermoelectric material unit to the second thermoelectric material unit, thereby obtaining advantageous effects of improved stability and reliability.
Claims13
A thermoelectric module, comprising:
- a first thermoelectric material unit;
- a second thermoelectric material unit connected in series to the first thermoelectric material unit;
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- a bypass circuit connected in parallel to the first thermoelectric material unit and the second thermoelectric material unit, the bypass circuit being configured to selectively divert current that is applied to the first thermoelectric material unit to the second thermoelectric material unit.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.