Communication device and power source device
AssigneeAmaterz, Inc.
InventorMasakazu YAJIMA
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Abstract
A communication device 100 of the present invention is placed at a place which is composed of a hole configured from a side wall 11 or/and a bottom and a cover 12 covering the hole, the communication device comprising: a plate member 101 obtaining heat of the cover; a heat transfer member 102 connected to the plate member to transfer the heat of the cover; a thermoelectric generation unit 103 in which a first junction is connected to the heat transfer member and a second junction is connected to the side wall, the bottom or liquid existing in the hole; and a communication unit 104 performing communication using electric power generated by the thermoelectric generation unit.
Claims11
A communication device placed at a place which is composed of a hole, configured from at least one of a side wall and a bottom, and a cover covering the hole, the communication device comprising:
- a cover contact member obtaining heat of the cover;
- a heat transfer member connected to the cover contact member to transfer heat of the cover;
- a thermoelectric generation unit in which a first junction is connected to the heat transfer member and a second junction is connected to one of the side wall or the bottom;
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- a communication unit performing communication using electric power generated by the thermoelectric generation unit.
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A power source device placed at a place which is composed of a hole, configured from at least one of a side wall and a bottom, and a cover covering the hole, the power source device comprising:
- a cover contact member obtaining heat of the cover;
- a heat transfer member connected to the cover contact member to transfer the heat of the cover;
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- a thermoelectric generation unit in which a first junction is connected to the heat transfer member and a second junction is connected to one of the side wall or the bottom.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.