| 摘要 |
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a thermoelectric power generation device that can continue power generation even when some of plural thermoelectric power generation modules connected to one another in series break down.SOLUTION: A thermoelectric power generation device 101 has thermoelectric power generation modules 1 to 5 each of which has a first terminal part 21, a second terminal part 22 and plural thermoelectric elements connected to one another in series between the first terminal part 21 and the second terminal part 22. Each of the thermoelectric power generation module is connected to other thermoelectric power generation modules in series through at least one of the first terminal part 21 and the second terminal part 22. The thermoelectric power generation device also has switches 31 to 35 provided to the respective thermoelectric power generation modules, and a controller for closing one of the switches and short-circuiting between the first terminal part 21 and the second terminal part 22 when the thermoelectric power generation device is determined to be broken, whereby the broken thermoelectric power generation module is identified and the close state of the switch provided to the broken thermoelectric power generation module is set and fixed.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1 |
