EP 1259991 A1 20021127 - THERMOELECTRIC POWER GENERATOR FOR AN AIRCRAFT
Title (en)
THERMOELECTRIC POWER GENERATOR FOR AN AIRCRAFT
Title (de)
THERMOELEKTRISCHER LEISTUNGSGENERATOR FÜR EIN FLUGZEUG
Title (fr)
GENERATEUR DE PUISSANCE THERMOELECTRIQUE DESTINE UN AERONEF
Publication
Application
Priority
- US 0102568 W 20010125
- US 50671600 A 20000218
Abstract (en)
[origin: WO0161768A1] A thermoelectric power generator for an aircraft including a heat source or hot air exhaust air flow (30), characterized as providing thermal energy, at least one thermoelectric module (32), including a plurality of thermoelectric elements, positioned in communication with the heat source, and a heat extractor, or a cool air flow (18), positioned in communication with the thermoelectric module so that thermal energy flows through the thermoelectric elements thereby generating electrical power. The thermoelectric module is typically comprised of silicon, boron carbide, a silicon/germanium alloy, geranium, or skutterudite which optionally includes a quantum well structure.
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
B64D 41/00 (2006.01); H01L 35/00 (2006.01); H01L 35/32 (2006.01); H02N 11/00 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
B64D 41/00 (2013.01); H10N 10/00 (2023.02); Y02T 50/40 (2013.01)
Citation (search report)
See references of WO 0161768A1
Designated contracting state (EPC)
DE FR GB
DOCDB simple family (publication)
WO 0161768 A1 20010823; AU 3973001 A 20010827; EP 1259991 A1 20021127; JP 2003523298 A 20030805
DOCDB simple family (application)
US 0102568 W 20010125; AU 3973001 A 20010125; EP 01914334 A 20010125; JP 2001560460 A 20010125