| 摘要 |
<p>Disclosed is an air intake system 1 for an internal combustion engine. The air intake system comprises an air suction channel 2 to provide air 6 to the internal combustion engine, at least one compressor 3 configured to compress the air 6 flowing though the suction channel 2, a cooling unit 4 to cool the compressed air 6 and a thermoelectric generator 5 to generate electric energy 7 from the heat of the compressed air 6. The thermoelectric generator 5 comprises at least one of the elements bismuth, tellurium, lead, silicon, and germanium in order to increase the efficiency of an internal combustion engine of a vehicle. The thermoelectric generator may be located downstream of the compressor and upstream of the cooling unit or may be integral with the cooling unit.</p> |
