THERMOELECTRIC GENERATOR HAVING A DISCONNECTABLE COOLING SYSTEM

摘要

The invention relates to a thermoelectric generator (1), in particular for use in a motor vehicle (8) having an internal combustion engine (9), wherein the thermoelectric generator (1) has a cooling system (5) which can be at least partially disconnected or decoupled during operation of the thermoelectric generator (1). This is in particular achieved in that a connection layer (6) is provided on the cold side (3), which layer reduces or even interrupts thermal conduction towards the cooling system (5) during operation of the thermoelectric generator (1).