Integrated thermoelectric generator

摘要

An integrated thermoelectric generator includes a semiconductor. A set of thermocouples are electrically connected in series and thermally connected in parallel. The set of thermocouples include parallel semiconductor regions. Each semiconductor region has one type of conductivity from among two opposite types of conductivity. The semiconductor regions are electrically connected in series so as to form a chain of regions having, alternatingly, one and the other of the two types of conductivity.

主权项

1. An integrated thermoelectric generator, comprising:
a support comprising a semiconductor substrate and isolating regions; and a set of thermocouples extending along a surface of the semiconductor substrate between a first zone and a second zone in the semiconductor substrate, the set of thermocouples thermally connected in parallel between the first zone and the second zone, wherein each thermocouple of the set of thermocouples comprises semiconductor regions extending along parallel lines between the first zone and the second zone, each semiconductor region having one type of conductivity from among two opposite types of conductivity, wherein the semiconductor regions of the set of thermocouples are electrically connected in series so as to form a chain of semiconductor regions having, alternatingly, one and the other of the two types of conductivity.