Induction heating system
AssigneeMicropower Global Limited
InventorsAruna R. DEDIGAMA, Cameron N. PAIGA, Alan H. HENDERSON, Thomas E. ZIRKLE
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Abstract
A thermoelectric element can comprise a thermoelectric body, a first contact, and a second contact structure, wherein the first and/or second contact structure can comprise at least one porous metal structure embedded within an outer region of the thermoelectric body, and at least one metal layer overlying the outer region of the thermoelectric body and being in direct contact with the embedded porous metal structure. A method of making the thermoelectric element can include embedding the at least one porous metal structure within the outer region of the thermoelectric body by induction heating, followed by electroplating of the at least one metal layer.
Claims20
An induction heating system comprising:
- a furnace chamber comprising a non-magnetic and non-conductive furnace wall;
- an induction heating device including least one induction heating coil surrounding an outer side of the furnace wall in a length direction (z) of the furnace chamber;
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- a holding and pressing construction;
- wherein the holding and pressing construction is designed to hold an arrangement to be placed within the furnace chamber, and the holding and pressing construction can apply a pressure on a proximal end and a distal end of the arrangement in the length direction of the chamber.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.