Thermoelectric component
AssigneeRobert Bosch GmbH
InventorsChristine Engel, Wolfgang Dressler, Alexander Klonczynski, Horst Boeder
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Abstract
A thermoelectric component includes a first and a second element which, in the vicinity of a contact point, are in contact with each other, e.g., in the form of a thermal contact. Furthermore, in this connection, first element and/or second element have a ceramic material at least in one vicinity of contact point. The component may be suitable as a thermocouple for measuring temperature based on the Seebeck effect, or for use in a Peltier element as a thermoelectric heating element or cooling element based on the Peltier effect.
Claims13
A thermoelectric component, comprising:
- a first element;
- and
- a second element;
- wherein the first element and the second element are in contact with each other in an area of at least one contact point;
- and
- wherein at least in one vicinity of the contact point, at least one of the first element and the second element includes a ceramic material, wherein at least in one vicinity of the contact point, the ceramic material includes a filler of one of FeCr and FeCrNi.
A method, comprising the steps of:
- providing a thermoelectric component, the thermoelectric component including a first element and a second element, the first element and the second element arranged in contact with each other in an area of at least one contact point, at least in one vicinity of the contact point, at least one of the first element and the second element including a ceramic material, wherein the ceramic material includes a filler of one of FeCr and FeCrNi;
- and
- arranging the thermoelectric component in one of a thermocouple configured to one of measure temperature and a Peltier element as one of a thermoelectric heating element and a cooling element.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.