Thermoelectric device and method of making

A process for making a thermoelectric device, comprising the steps of:

• providing a first metal component;
• covering the first metal component with a dielectric material;
• encasing the first metal component and the dielectric material with a second metal component;
• drawing the second metal component with the first metal component and the dielectric material therein for reducing the outer diameter thereof and for forming a thermoelectric element;
• inserting a multiplicity of the thermoelectric elements within a metal conduit;
• drawing the metal conduit with the multiplicity of the thermoelectric elements therein for reducing the outer diameter thereof and for electrically interconnecting the second metal components of the multiplicity of thermoelectric elements to form a second thermoelectric terminal;
• interconnecting the first metal components of the multiplicity of thermoelectric elements to form a first thermoelectric terminal;
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• interconnecting the multiplicity of the first metal components to the multiplicity of the second metal components with a junction connector to form a multiplicity of thermoelectric junctions thereby.