EP 1144920 A2 20011017 - METHOD AND DEVICE FOR FORMING THERMOBRANCHES CONTAINING A FOAM STRUCTURE
Title (en)
METHOD AND DEVICE FOR FORMING THERMOBRANCHES CONTAINING A FOAM STRUCTURE
Title (de)
VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG ZUR GESTALTUNG VON THERMOSCHENKELN MIT SCHAUMSTRUKTURANTEILEN
Title (fr)
PROCEDE ET DISPOSITIF POUR LA REALISATION DE THERMOBRANCHES A STRUCTURE EN MOUSSE
Publication
Application
Priority
- DE 0001728 W 20000530
- DE 19925960 A 19990601
Abstract (en)
[origin: WO0073712A2] The invention relates to novel thermobranches (7) containing a foam structure and to novel assemblies resulting from the same in thermoelectrical strips (28) which have a foamed boundary layer, in pressure-contacted thermoelectrical strips (32) and to conventional types of connections which involve thermobranches (11) having a foam structure throughout, assembled thermobranches (12) and integrated active-passive thermobranches (14). Said assemblies and connections enable the optimised use of the thermoelectric potential of already conventional semiconductor materials and of semiconductor materials which have hitherto not been able to be used as thermoelectric materials (3) and provide a high degree of thermoelectric efficiency. The entire content of the foam structure is provided with homogenous or differentiated portions of an active phase and is capable of minimising the waste thermal currents (8) which reduce the degree of efficiency. The invention also relates to accompanying and replicating methods, effective in this field, for optimising the thermoelectric active phases (30) in closed pore structures consisting of non-metallic foams (31) or a sinter structure which are in the process of being formed or hardened. The invention can be used both for generating thermoelectricity and in Peltier technology.
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
H01L 35/16 (2006.01); H01L 35/20 (2006.01); H01L 35/30 (2006.01); H01L 35/32 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
H10N 10/13 (2023.02); H10N 10/17 (2023.02); H10N 10/852 (2023.02); H10N 10/854 (2023.02)
Citation (search report)
See references of WO 0073712A2
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
DOCDB simple family (publication)
WO 0073712 A2 20001207; WO 0073712 A3 20010823; AU 5963000 A 20001218; EP 1144920 A2 20011017
DOCDB simple family (application)
DE 0001728 W 20000530; AU 5963000 A 20000530; EP 00945576 A 20000530