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US 6,255,579 B1Granted
Method and apparatus for utilizing heat dissipated from an electrical device
AssigneeMotorola, Inc.
InventorsMartinho R. Pais, Petr Kacena, Vinh Dinh Dino Trinh, John M. Smith
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Abstract
Embedded electronics (102) are operated under normal operating conditions, with power being supplied to embedded electronics via a power source (205). Heat is generated via the normal operation of the embedded electronics (102), and a voltage (117) is generated via thermionic emission from the heat. The voltage (117) that is generated is supplied to the power source (205) to help power the embedded electronics (102).
Claims5
A method for dissipating heat from an electronic device, the method comprising the steps of:
- operating an electronic device utilizing a power source;
- generating heat from the operation of the electronic device;
- producing a voltage from the heat generated from the operation of the electronic device;
- and
- applying the voltage to the power source to help operate a second electronic device.
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