| 摘要 |
The disclosed relates to a thermoelectric device for generating electrical currents exploiting the Seebeck effect, more specifically a structural thermoelectric device which can replace a structural component of a body. The structural thermoelectric device can include a first conductor layer, a second conductor layer and located therebetween a polymer thermocouple layer having a reinforcement formed from a structural support, wherein the internal surface of the support includes at least one layer of at least one conducting polymer. The reinforcement can be is porous material with a plurality of voids, wherein the internal surfaces of the voids are coated with a conducting polymer, which is capable of providing the Peltier effect. |
| 主权项 |
1. A structural body having a thermoelectric device incorporated therein, the structural body comprising:
a structural body having a structural configuration enabling it to replace a non-thermoelectric structural body in a vehicle, vessel, craft, or building; and a thermoelectric device incorporated into the structural body, the thermoelectric device including:
a first conductor layer;a second conductor layer;a thermocouple layer located between the first and second conductor layers, said thermocouple layer including a structural support having an internal surface that is coated by at least one layer of at least one conducting polymer; anda carbon fibre skin applied on the first and second conductor layers, so as to encapsulate the device and thereby provide a fibre reinforced polymer composite structure, said first and second conductor layers being included in said structural body in locations that result in a temperature differential being applied between said first and second conductor layers when said structural body is incorporated in said vehicle, vessel, craft, or building. |
