HIGH EFFICIENCY THERMOELECTRIC CONVERSION UNIT

摘要

In order to provide a thermoelectric conversion unit capable of generating power with high thermoelectric conversion efficiency, in the thermoelectric conversion unit including: a plurality of thermoelectric conversion modules (1 to 3) including a plurality of pairs of n-type thermoelectric conversion material portions and p-type thermoelectric conversion material portions connected by electrodes; and a hot water pipe 201 and a cold water pipe 202 for generating a temperature difference in the thermoelectric conversion modules and generating power by using a Seebeck effect, at least one of the plurality of thermoelectric conversion modules is different from another thermoelectric conversion module in at least one of a thickness of the thermoelectric conversion material portions, the kind of thermoelectric conversion material, and a thickness of the electrodes.

主权项

1. A thermoelectric conversion unit, comprising:
a plurality of thermoelectric conversion modules including a plurality of pairs of n-type thermoelectric conversion material portions and p-type thermoelectric conversion material portions connected by electrodes for extracting electric power; and supply means provided in upper and lower surfaces in a thickness direction of the n-type and p-type thermoelectric conversion material portions of the thermoelectric conversion modules, the supply means being for generating a temperature difference in the thermoelectric conversion modules and supplying a heat source and a cooling source for generating power by using a Seebeck effect of the thermoelectric conversion material portions, wherein: the plurality of thermoelectric conversion modules are connected in parallel; and one of the adjacent thermoelectric conversion modules or at least one of the plurality of thermoelectric conversion modules is different from another thermoelectric conversion module in at least one of a thickness of the thermoelectric conversion material portions, the kind of thermoelectric conversion material, and a thickness of the electrodes.