US Patent:
20100257871, Oct 14, 2010
Inventors:
Rama Venkatasubramanian - Cary NC, US
Brooks C. O'Quinn - Mamers NC, US
Edward P. Siivola - Raleigh NC, US
Kip D. Coonley - Durham NC, US
Pratima Addepalli - Monroe MI, US
Randall G. Alley - Raleigh NC, US
John Posthill - Chapel Hill NC, US
Thomas Colpitts - Durham NC, US
Anil J. Reddy - Minneapolis MN, US
James Christopher Caylor - Druham NC, US
Peter Thomas - Carrboro NC, US
International Classification:
F25B 21/02
Abstract:
A thermoelectric device having at least one thermoelectric unit including at least one thermoelectric pair of n-type and p-type thermoelements, a first header coupled to one side of the thermoelectric pair, and a second header coupled to a second side of the thermoelectric pair. The thermoelectric pair has a thermal conduction channel area smaller than an area of the first header or the second header such that the thermal conduction area is a fraction of the area of the first header or the second header.